Well it's because the record companies are pumping away with their commercial stuff. I think it's a shame.

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I like minor tunes.

I like minor tunes.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

I'd just as soon be on a good Steinway or Yamaha just as well.

I'd just as soon be on a good Steinway or Yamaha just as well.

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,...

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....

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,...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

There are a million good tunes.

There are a million good tunes.