Abbey Lincoln Smithsonian Interview Block 143 (Q11901)

Yeah. I met Johnny Griffin over there. He came and sat in one night. He was in the Navy with his white suit on, I guess it was a white suit, and he played the saxophone and made the band I was with, I mean put them to shame, you know, the saxophone player. I said, "Robbie Robinson. " I was -- Robbie Robinson and I were like husband and wife. I said, "Robbie Robinson, you should practice more. ...