Quotes from Benny Green

Ray had so much love of life and the music. He had so much integrity. He treated the music with so much dignity and respect. I spent four and a half years as a sideman with Ray Brown's trio. Music was his life, more so than anyone I could mention.

No, that's not it. The first time we met was at Fat Tuesday's. Benny was playing, this was, I think in 1989?

A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges.

The first time we performed as a duo, we had already been playing together in various situations.