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

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I like minor tunes.

I like minor tunes.

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,...

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.

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....

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...

That's something Mary Lou Williams used to tell me: If you're not feeling right about...

That's something Mary Lou Williams used to tell me: If you're not feeling right about...

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...

There are a million good tunes.

There are a million good tunes.

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

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

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...

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. Ive got...

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

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...

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,...

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...

Baldwin is sort of getting to be a bit funny. I don't know what happened,...

Baldwin is sort of getting to be a bit funny. I don't know what happened,...

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...

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...

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...

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...