Album Quote by Benny Green

My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about everything.

— Carly Simon

I got into music when I was a little boy. My dad was always into jazz. I got my education from him. The first…

— Ted King

My father was a jazz listener, and I think, at least before I was 5, I was not so into that. Although there were…

— Wallace Shawn

I wouldn't know absolutely everything I've been influenced by, but the first jazz I heard was Duke Ellington.

— Melody Gardot

My dad would play me all of these records: Miles Davis records, John Coltrane records, Bill Evans records, a lot of jazz records. My…

— Eldar Djangirov

My dad was a fine pianist and he had a lot of great records and beautiful music.

— Allan Holdsworth

My dad was into jazz, so there was a lot of Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington playing in the house, but also a lot…

— Arlo Parks

I got my love of jazz from my stepfather, who was a jazz musician.

— Flea

My father was a huge jazz fan, so I remember him playing Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughn, and Count Basie.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

My mother was the only musician. She played piano and she sang. She also played saxophone. And she played at home a lot.

— David Steward

My mother was a jazz fanatic and she wanted me to play the piano so I could play jazz tunes. I wish I had…

— Etta James

The music I listened to when I was a kid was Sonny Boy Williams and Pinetop Perkins. He was the one who had the…

— Ike Turner