I didn't know Charlie Parker well, but I spent some time with him, and he was articulate and well-spoken with a lot of curiosity about music and the world. But the only way he seems to be depicted is as a junkie. And that's not the full picture.
I didn't know Charlie Parker well, but I spent some time with him, and he was articulate and well-spoken with a lot of curiosity about music and the … - Benny Carter
I didn't know Charlie Parker well, but I spent some time with him, and he was articulate and well-spoken with a lot of curiosity about music and the …
- Benny Carter
It (Strayhorn's Compositions) made us all think a little differently about what we were doing - Benny Carter
It (Strayhorn's Compositions) made us all think a little differently about what we were doing
He's no Bill Clinton! - Benny Carter
He's no Bill Clinton!
Get up from the piano ... Oscar is in the house. Who wants to be at the piano when Oscar is there? Find something else to do. - Benny Carter
Get up from the piano ... Oscar is in the house. Who wants to be at the piano when Oscar is there? Find something else to do.
At my age, I realize that my most precious possession is time, and I've got too much unfinished work to do to spend even a minute talking about mysel… - Benny Carter
At my age, I realize that my most precious possession is time, and I've got too much unfinished work to do to spend even a minute talking about mysel…
In all honesty, I think I just played what I felt was right for me. And I think I would have done the same thing, even if I'd been born later, when C… - Benny Carter
In all honesty, I think I just played what I felt was right for me. And I think I would have done the same thing, even if I'd been born later, when C…
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