You Have To Make A Decided Effort

I Was Age Six Or Seven, And Singing, "jesus Wants Me For Her Son, Beep, To Shine For Him," And People Smiled And Pinched My Cheeks Till The Blood Vessels Broke, And I Knew I Was Doing Something Right.

I've Been Saying For Almost 20 Years That I Need To Do A Jazz Project And It Ought To Be Either Big Band Or I Should Do Some Jazz Songs With A Trio Or Quartet.

You Have To Make A Decided Effort To Not Get Seduced By The Blues.

Al And Tommy And I Sharing The Biggest Laugh Because It Was Predicted By Everything We Did In The First Three Or Four Records In My Career. It Was Predicted In The Grooves That We Would Be Here Sometime Later On Down The Road.

Every Day Is Thanksgiving For Me, Man. Yeah, I Still Have An Audience, And They Ask The Local Promoter, "when Is Al Coming Back?"