The key of D is daffodil yellow, B major is maroon, and B flat is blue.

Duke Ellington is my choice for many reasons. Nobody has written so many great pieces of music, which are everlasting, and he has made them available to the world through his orchestrations of his work in a unique way. Lastly, he was himself a fine pianist. He covers the entire musical spectrum with his genius.

The house is in turmoil with records on every space. In the kitchen and in the dining room is covered with records. I don't have a big enough house to accommodate everything.

I need to get up and walk around and keep my knees from getting bad, which is what's happening.

That's something Mary Lou Williams used to tell me: If you're not feeling right about what you're doing and you play a minor tune it all comes back, falls into place. I don't know if that's true, but I do it.

I'm not too fond of changing things into waltzes, but sometimes that works.

The key of D is daffodil yellow, B major is maroon, and B flat is blue.