I don't wanna talk about Teo [Macero]. He's a helluva musician, a brilliant musician, but he's just not for me, that's all. I can elaborate on it, but I don't want to do that.

Don't worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.

In Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That's a little bit too much.

I never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic.

Somebody, my daughter or my wife, gave me a music box for Christmas. It plays "My Funny Valentine" on celeste, you know? So I had Bobby [Irving] just play "Jean Pierre" with the changes on celeste.

Catch Harry Belafonte. He's got a helluva rhythm section.And so have the Pointer Sisters. And that little guy with Sammy Clayton. He plays the whole show with 40 members.

All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.