Conversation Part 7

Oh, my! And I love this, see

I was just thinking before you did that

Carmen McRae's playing isn't just a wee, but Monkish in there

Yeah! And everybody tells me that! (Well, it is)

Do you know? And it's a funny thing because

I'm really - I'm glad, I'm happy that, you know

If I had to be like somebody like that, 'cause I love him

But I never, I don't think of him when I'm playin'

You know what I'm sayin'?

Sometimes, if you, if you sound like someone

It's because you're really thinkin' of 'em

And how they would do it (mmm-hmm)

That's really nuts, so I just think we just ha- I just happen to be in that

It's easy for me to do that

And it comes out like Monk, which is fine for me

(But also-) fine, as far as I'm concerned (yeah, it's, it's just)

You know what it is, it's sort of percussiveness

But your ideas are different

And you, you've got into all kinds of little things

But when you did that, what is that thing?

What's the name of that? Blue Monk, Blue Monk

I don't know what made you think of it (well, it's just a cute tune)

Because, I love him (it's so funny)

How about a Harold Allen tune that you're gonna sing and play (oh)

And I'm gonna listen to? I love Harold Allen

Um, there's a tune that Lina Horne does so, so very well

Um, and she does it in that musical

I heard of that one where she had called 'As Long As I Live'

Remember that? (Mmm-hmm)

Okay, let me see what's gonna happen with this, boy