"People in the music business say don't make too many records because they'll compete against one ano..." — Chick Corea

Now, when I play soul piano, for instance, and I play a rendition of 'Spain,' I do it deconstructively. That's the most fun, but I can only do that when I'm on my own.

It's a constant challenge to get your arrangement and musical expression across to a new audience, especially when you're playing live every night like we are.

When I came to New York after high school in 1959 and started to meet musicians, 'Hot House' was like a standard jam session tune.

I came along in the '60s having absorbed as much as I could up until then and added my own tastes and search into the equation. I guess that's how I see 'Now He Sings, Now He Sobs' in relation to the development of jazz in general.