I'm Playin' The Music I Like.

I'm Improvising All The Time. Everything I Do Is Improvised. On The Piano, At Least.

The Things That Really Matter Don't Mix With Idle Chatter.

I Just Try To Do As Good Job With The Material As I Can And Play Some Jazz As Well, Some Improvised Music, And Do That Every Night. Just See Where It Goes.

I Start Out With Words, With The Idea, The Line. Then After I Get A Line Or Two, I Try To Find What Melodic Line Those Lines Would Be Suited To. As Soon As I Find The Form I Can Finish The Song In My Head.

As Far As I'm Concerned, The Essentials Of Jazz Are: Melodic Improvisation, Melodic Invention, Swing, And Instrumental Personality.