My school music teacher, Al Bennest, introduced me to jazz by playing Louis Armstrong's record of "West End Blues" for me. I found more jazz on the radio, and began looking for records. My paper route money, and later, money… — Bill Crow Copy Share Image
My reading was good enough to play big-band charts, but I ran into trouble with Claude (Thornhill)'s theme song "Snowfall," which had a repeating bass line in D-flat that was very difficult for me to finger using my self-taught technique.… — Bill Crow Copy Share Image
We sailed to Italy on the Andrea Doria, a year before it sank, and Zoot (Sims) and I played a lot of ping-pong on… — Bill Crow Copy Share Image
My school music teacher, Al Bennest, introduced me to jazz by playing Louis Armstrong's record of "West End Blues" for me. I found more… — Bill Crow Copy Share Image
I recorded with Hank (Jones) a number of times, usually on dates where Milt was unavailable, and I thought he was the perfect pianist.… — Bill Crow Copy Share Image
My reading was good enough to play big-band charts, but I ran into trouble with Claude (Thornhill)'s theme song "Snowfall," which had a repeating… — Bill Crow Copy Share Image
Roger (Kellaway) amazed us all. Blessed with great technique, he could play any style, from ragtime to space music. Whatever style he chose to… — Bill Crow Copy Share Image
I found a guy in the Bronx who had an old plywood Kay bass that he wanted $75 for. He held it for me,… — Bill Crow Copy Share Image
![“We sailed to Italy on the Andrea Doria, a year before it sank, and Zoot (Sims) and I played a lot of ping-pong on deck during that trip. Zoot sparked that [Gerry Mulligan's] sextet in an extraordinary way, soloing with joyous abandon and infusing the ensemble parts with his special brand of swing.” quote by Bill Crow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fd3/bill-crow-56420_abandon_we-sailed-to-italy-on-the-andrea-doria-a_903947.jpg)
