Roy Haynes Smithsonian Interview Block 738 (Q6411)

But I didn't know them. You know what? Duke Ellington's band - when I was much younger, it was the hardest thing to get close to. Even Sonny Greer. I didn't get - Sonny Greer, late in life, we were very close. I used to go to his gigs. He lived near Michael's. He would come over there sometimes to see me and see these pretty drums. He was always - you ever see the set of drums that Sonny Greer ...