Then I left that school and I went to Cerritos College, which was in southern California; they had one of the best big band programs in the country at the time.

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Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the...

Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the...

Then I came up with this crazy idea just to walk out on the stage...

Then I came up with this crazy idea just to walk out on the stage...

But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing.

But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing.

I like to use the audience as my color palette, my instrument.

I like to use the audience as my color palette, my instrument.

I don't want anything to get in the way of me and my singing. I...

I don't want anything to get in the way of me and my singing. I...

Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and...

Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and...

I prepared five songs, I sang them, and he hired me. I started working about...

I prepared five songs, I sang them, and he hired me. I started working about...

I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories.

I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories.

The true musician is to bring light into people's hearts.

The true musician is to bring light into people's hearts.

My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I...

My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I...

When I'm on stage by myself, I don't have to think about anything. I don't...

When I'm on stage by myself, I don't have to think about anything. I don't...

I like a very dark house, just black. I sit there and just think. Once...

I like a very dark house, just black. I sit there and just think. Once...

I'd actually been making my living as an organist with bands since I was probably...

I'd actually been making my living as an organist with bands since I was probably...

I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the...

I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the...

Part of our responsibility as parents, as adults, is to set examples for children. But...

Part of our responsibility as parents, as adults, is to set examples for children. But...

Then when I was in grammar school I played the clarinet, and then, after clarinet...

Then when I was in grammar school I played the clarinet, and then, after clarinet...

Well, I started conducting kind of by accident. I wanted to give myself a special...

Well, I started conducting kind of by accident. I wanted to give myself a special...

If I can bring joy into the world, if I can get people to stop...

If I can bring joy into the world, if I can get people to stop...

It's not that I don't love the song. My songs are like my children: some...

It's not that I don't love the song. My songs are like my children: some...

I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a...

I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a...