That's something Mary Lou Williams used to tell me: If you're not feeling right about what you're doing and you play a minor tune it all comes back, falls into place. I don't know if that's true, but I do…

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I love to play in the different keys like B or F sharp, or keys...

I love to play in the different keys like B or F sharp, or keys...

I have a West Coast rhythm section and a New York rhythm section. I've got...

I have a West Coast rhythm section and a New York rhythm section. I've got...

There are a million good tunes.

There are a million good tunes.

Although I do feel that with a show like ours we ourselves are getting a...

Although I do feel that with a show like ours we ourselves are getting a...

At the risk of being a fuddy-duddy I dont have a computer; I dont have...

At the risk of being a fuddy-duddy I dont have a computer; I dont have...

I would really hate to have e-mail. It's bad enough with all the mail I...

I would really hate to have e-mail. It's bad enough with all the mail I...

The house is in turmoil with records on every space. In the kitchen and in...

The house is in turmoil with records on every space. In the kitchen and in...

By the way, I got a Grammy, which was a big thrill.

By the way, I got a Grammy, which was a big thrill.

Boy, Im just quietly doing my thing, and I hope theyll look around and get...

Boy, Im just quietly doing my thing, and I hope theyll look around and get...

So if I think of something in my head I don't have to do it....

So if I think of something in my head I don't have to do it....

So I have a friend who works for me once a week. She's got e-mail,...

So I have a friend who works for me once a week. She's got e-mail,...

As long as I can still be on my own and do my own thing...

As long as I can still be on my own and do my own thing...

As long as I can still be on my own and do my own thing...

As long as I can still be on my own and do my own thing...

Well it's because the record companies are pumping away with their commercial stuff. I think...

Well it's because the record companies are pumping away with their commercial stuff. I think...

By the way, I got a Grammy, which was a big thrill.

By the way, I got a Grammy, which was a big thrill.

My hands look terrible but I can do anything I want to do, so, you...

My hands look terrible but I can do anything I want to do, so, you...

Baldwin is sort of getting to be a bit funny. I dont know what happened,...

Baldwin is sort of getting to be a bit funny. I dont know what happened,...

Nowadays it seems to me nobody takes trouble about anything, especially writing songs.

Nowadays it seems to me nobody takes trouble about anything, especially writing songs.

It's awful to have to, but I've started thinking about that, you know. 86. I'm...

It's awful to have to, but I've started thinking about that, you know. 86. I'm...

I'm not too fond of changing things into waltzes, but sometimes that works.

I'm not too fond of changing things into waltzes, but sometimes that works.