I got started when I was 3 years old because my father was a music teacher and my lessons were free. Instead of learning to walk, you learn to play the piano.
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One performer whose band played my music better than I could myself was Art Farmer. He recorded 'Sing Me Softly of the Blues' and 'Ad Infinitum'.
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I still prefer the bebop of the '40s. The very stuff I started out with is still the best to me. I have come full circle.
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Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker seemed so sophisticated and bad. I wanted to be like that.
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I don't need much coaxing.
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