I couldn't do "What's Love Got To Do With It", Tina Turner because it wasn't the right tempo; so I scratched it from the record. I wanted to do it about a year ago, but something happened.

Some day I'm gonna call me up on the phone, so when I answer, I can tell myself to shut up.

All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.

I don't care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing.

Always listen for what you can leave out.

The music speaks for itself!

Jazz is an Uncle Tom word. They should stop using that word for selling. I told George Wein the other day that he should stop using it.