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

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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...

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...

There are a million good tunes.

There are a million good 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...

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...

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 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...

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,...

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...

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 like minor tunes.

I like minor tunes.

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...

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.

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...

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....

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...

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.

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,...