When I found the music of Monk I finally found music that fit that horn. Every one of his tunes fit it perfectly.
Steve LacyI wanted to be a pianist but it just wasn't my thing. I guess I wanted to stand up rather than sit down.
Steve LacyThere is an awful lot of what I call recreational jazz going on, where people go out and learn a particular language or style and become real sharks on somebody else's language.
Steve LacyIf you listen to Louis Armstrong from 1929, you will never hear anything better than that really, and you will never hear anything more free than that.
Steve Lacy