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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Boy, I'm just quietly doing my thing, and I hope they'll look around and get...

Boy, I'm just quietly doing my thing, and I hope they'll look around and get...

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.

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...

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,...

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...

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 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...

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...

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....

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 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...

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...

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

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

I need to get up and walk around and keep my knees from getting bad,...

I need to get up and walk around and keep my knees from getting bad,...

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...

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 don't have a computer; I don't have...

At the risk of being a fuddy-duddy I don't have a computer; I don't have...

There are a million good tunes.

There are a million good tunes.

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...