Trane was the perfect saxophonist for Monk's music because of the space that Monk always used. Trane could fill up all that space with all them chords and sounds he was playing then.
Monk taught me more about music composition than anyone else on 52nd Street.
In respect for drummers, see, I love drummers.
Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
If you got up on the bandstand at Minton's and couldn't play, you were not only going to be embarrassed by the people ignoring you or booing you, you might get your ass kicked.