It was Dr. King's tireless activism that fostered our modern way of relating to one another.

I didn't have a philosophical understanding of music until I came to New York. I didn't understand how it applied to my kind and my generation. I thought it was just old people talking.

Sustained intensity equals ecstacy.

Jazz music creates so many phenomenal figures.

Everything comes out in blues music: joy , pain , struggle . Blues is affirmation with absolute elegance.

Louis Armstrong is jazz. He represents what the music is all about.

If you looked around, you'd be glad you couldn't see.