There's a certain kind of motion and pacing that our music has, and this just doesn't have that. We just kind of rushed to the conclusion of most of the songs. I just would've preferred to done them over.

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Humans are imperfect. That's one of the reasons that classical and jazz are in trouble....

Humans are imperfect. That's one of the reasons that classical and jazz are in trouble....

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When you're dealing with music without words, titles are more a means of identification than...

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The piano is the X factor. People have a tough time following the structures when...

I'm not going to play funk licks on a jazz album. That makes no sense.

I'm not going to play funk licks on a jazz album. That makes no sense.

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The whole point is, give me a break with the standards. You go to the...

I like to make records sound good. I'm more like a reducer than a producer....

I like to make records sound good. I'm more like a reducer than a producer....

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The biggest problem with American music right now, is that kids don't listen. They come...

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It's something that jazz has gotten away from, and it's unfortunate. Players aren't physical anymore.

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One of the things that's clear to me from interviews that I've read is that...

There's not one Tin Pan Alley song on my record.

There's not one Tin Pan Alley song on my record.