As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction.
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You can read all the textbooks and listen to all the records, but you have to play with musicians that are better than you.
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We made records to document ourselves, not to sell a lot of records. I still feel that way. I put out a record because I think it's beautiful, not necessarily commercial.
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