The Only Music I Don't

Count Basie Practically Adopted Me At 13. We Became Closer And Closer And I Ended Up Conducting For Him And Sinatra.

Billy Strayhorn Wrote Multicolored Blue. Billy To Me Is The Boss Of The Arrangers.

To Me It's No Accident That All The Symphony Orchestras Around The World Tune Up To The Note A. And A Is 440 Cycles, Except In Germany Where It's 444. But The Universe Is 450 Cycles. So What I'm Trying To Say Is, I Think It's God's Voice, Melody Especially. Counterpoint, Retrograde Inversion, Harmony... That's The Science And The Craft.

Every Day, My Daddy Told Me The Same Thing. 'once A Task Is Just Begun, Never Leave It Till It's Done. Be The Labour Great Or Small, Do It Well Or Not At All.'

We Stole A Box Of Honey Jars One Time And Went Out In The Woods And Took Care Of The Whole Box. I Don't Think I Touched Honey Again For 20 Years. I Never Wanted To See Honey Again.