Learn To Play The Piano,

I Try To Play The Bare Essence, To Let Everything Be Just What It's Supposed To Be In That Particular Spot...you Have Many Things To Pick From When You're Playing, So You Try To Train Yourself To Pick Out The Best Things That You Know.

Learn To Play The Piano, Man, And Then You Can Figure Out Crazy Solos Of Your Own.

They're Not Particular Whether You're Playing A Flat 5th Or A Ruptured 129th As Long As They Can Dance.

Nothing Surpasses My Performances With Small Bands, Especially With Charlie Parker. A Small Band Doesn't Forestall Creativity.

Some Days You Get Up And Put The Horn To Your Chops And It Sounds Pretty Good And You Win. Some Days You Try And Nothing Works And The Horn Wins. This Goes On And On And Then You Die And The Horn Wins.