US "bandleader, songwriter".
"He was an outstanding jazz personality who wrote over 5000 original works, e.g., "Take the 'A' Train.""
On becoming more acquainted with the word of the Bible, I began to understand so much more of what I had been taught, and of what I had learned about life and about the people in mine."
"Music is my mistress, and she plays second fiddle to no one."
"Create, and be true to yourself, and depend only on your own good taste."
"Playing "bop" is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing."
