It seems that jazz is more cerebral and more mathematical in a sense.

I wanted to make a jazz record. I didn't want it to be a standards record.

I recorded my first jazz record in the '70s.

I choose things by how they resonate in my heart.

I've always wanted to record a jazz record. I did one in the '70s with Barbara Carroll. It's been a journey.

You know, I'm pretty much an open book.

I think the challenges for me was to go into the studio with these incredible jazz players and come up to their level of excellence. That's always a challenge.