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.

It's always been a gift with me, hearing music the way I do. I don't know where it comes from, it's just there and I don't question it.

All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.

I can tell. I'm gifted with that, you know. When I hear that the tempo is slightly off, it's hard for me.

If you had to call it "unison", it ain't unison. It ain't the same as somebody else. If you can hear that it's unison, and you have to name it something other than "unison", it ain't unison, you know what I mean? It's two guys playin', but one guy is playin' slightly out of tune, one is playin' slightly off meter.

Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.

Some musicians play with their heart, you know what I mean? I don't know what to tell a person that can't - if you can't tell a person what you're talkin' about when they're rushin' or droppin' the tempo, you get somebody else.