Playing gives me as much good feeling now as it did when I was a bitty kid.

Quote by Lionel Hampton

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Black and white players hadn't appeared together in public before Teddy Wilson and I began...

Black and white players hadn't appeared together in public before Teddy Wilson and I began...

The secret is keeping busy, and loving what you do.

The secret is keeping busy, and loving what you do.

I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in...

I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in...

Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.

Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.

Every day I look forward to getting with my instruments, trying new things.

Every day I look forward to getting with my instruments, trying new things.

I feel honored to have been a part of that dramatic change.

I feel honored to have been a part of that dramatic change.

Music was our wife, and we loved her. And we stayed with her, and we...

Music was our wife, and we loved her. And we stayed with her, and we...

Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.

Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.

I think I love it more as I get older because I keep getting better...

I think I love it more as I get older because I keep getting better...