In all honesty, I think I just played what I felt was right for me. And I think I would have done the same thing, even if I'd been born later, when Charlie Parker was influencing everybody. The truth is,… — Benny Carter Copy Share Image
I didn't know Charlie Parker well, but I spent some time with him, and he was articulate and well-spoken with a lot of curiosity about music and the world. But the only way he seems to be depicted is as… — Benny Carter Copy Share Image
In all honesty, I think I just played what I felt was right for me. And I think I would have done the same… — Benny Carter Copy Share Image
At my age, I realize that my most precious possession is time, and I've got too much unfinished work to do to spend even… — Benny Carter Copy Share Image
Get up from the piano ... Oscar is in the house. Who wants to be at the piano when Oscar is there? Find something… — Benny Carter Copy Share Image
I didn't know Charlie Parker well, but I spent some time with him, and he was articulate and well-spoken with a lot of curiosity… — Benny Carter Copy Share Image
It (Strayhorn's Compositions) made us all think a little differently about what we were doing — Benny Carter Copy Share Image
