The Jazz Boom Was Goin' On Then

I'm Playin' The Music I Like.

I Started Going To A Piano Teacher At 5 Years Old, But Pretty Soon I Started Picking Things Out On My Own And Stopped Taking Music Lessons. I Never Could Read Music Very Well, But I've Still Been Doing It.

As Far As I'm Concerned, The Essentials Of Jazz Are: Melodic Improvisation, Melodic Invention, Swing, And Instrumental Personality.

The Idea Was I'd Never Amount To Anything In Music, The Theme There Was That I Was Talented, But I Wouldn't Work Hard Enough To Do Anything With It.

A Young Man Ain't Nothin' In The World These Days