Toshiko Akiyoshi Smithsonian Interview Block 796 (Q18749)

...its the punctuation, harmonize, also the way he ... you know, he has a very unique way of punctuating things and always been a very, very muscular player, a real dynamic player. And his touch was like that: it was not a, you know, like Teddy Wilson or somebody like that (chuckles). He wasnt like that. I dont consider that to be European music, in my mind, no. And also, it may not have the p ...