Toshiko Akiyoshi Smithsonian Interview Block 268 (Q18221)

I really didnt think I could play, you know. But once we started playing it was okay. But ... he would say, "Play six choruses," like that, and I have no problem playing those--I used to play 20 minutes, wah-wah-wah-wah, you know. And, uh ... one thing about the Norman Granzz recording is that--I didnt think about it in those days, but later on I thought about--now, who am I? Ray Brown, Herb E ...