I went up to his [Hank Jones'] house and there were four guys there: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, and Max Roach. Not a bad place to b….

The better it gets, the fewer of us know it..

[Thelonious] Monk is a subject in itself. I mean, most piano players in most big bands sit down and they play with the band, you know. But Monk would….

Well, jazz is to me, a complete lifestyle. It's bigger than a word. It's a much bigger force than just something that you can say. It's something tha….

The best time to buy a home is always five years ago..

The amazing thing about Sweets [Edison] was that he exactly spoke the way that he played! He was really unique, the one and only. He was one of the g….

A 'For Sale' sign in your yard during the holidays is like a 'kick me' sign. You are telling buyers you are a distressed seller..

Coming down off crack is like the worst depression. The worst..

They played so good it was frightening. And I, of course, being young, was in awe of everything that was going on and rightly so. I mean, it was too ….

Jazz is something you have to feel, something you have to live..

I will have a song that I'm in love with for a couple of months and then I'll go to something else. That's just constantly changing. And sometimes I ….

Jazz is something that you have to feel. It's something that you have to live..

People are trading distance for dollars..