In Other Words, An Instrument

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.

Bebop Didn't Have The Humanity Of Duke Ellington. It Didn't Even Have That Recognizable Thing. Bird And Diz Were Great, Fantastic, Challenging — But They Weren't Sweet.

It Takes A Long Time To Sound Like Yourself.

I Usually Write From The Rhythm Section...if A Drummer Got A Funky Beat On Some Things - Like A Half-shuffle Or A Shuffle Or A Backbeat That's Even - I Can Write Something.

All My Inspiration Comes From Ahmad Jamal.