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

Baldwin is sort of getting to be a bit funny. I don't know what happened, but a few years ago they suddenly went bankrupt and Gibson bought the whole outfit. Since then they haven't seemed to be doing an awfully good job of providing pianos.

My hands look terrible but I can do anything I want to do, so, you know, I just think I'm playing all around with more good taste and not dashing up and down the piano.

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.

As long as I can still be on my own and do my own thing and be working full time, it's great.

Well it's because the record companies are pumping away with their commercial stuff. I think it's a shame.

I started to play Jazz music in my early teens. A boyfriend brought records over, so I listened to everything