I Think That's What Really A Substantial

It's A Spirit That Was Given Me And The Relationships And Meeting All These Great People, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong; Through Max I Met A Lot Of People Too. My First Album Was With Benny Carter.

I Was Looking For The People Who Were Making The Music Inside The Cabinet. I Would Look In There And See If I Could Find Somebody Who Was Making All This Wonderful Music.

I Think That's What Really A Substantial Work Is, It's Forever. It's The Truth Now And It Was The Truth Then, And It Will Be The Truth Tomorrow.

The Best Thing You Can Do Is To Be A Woman And Stand Before The World And Speak Your Heart.

I Was In New York, Miserable Because I Was Working Supper Clubs But I Wasn't Expressing Myself. I Was Really Unhappy With My Life. I Saw Max Roach Again And He Told Me I Didn't Have To Do Things Like That. He Made Me An Honest Woman On The Stage. I Have Been Performing In That Tradition Since. I Feel That I'm A Serious Performer Now Whereas Then I Wanted To Be But I Didn't Know How.