[…] - You've been playing standards pretty exclusively for the past 17 years or so, ever since you formed the trio with Jack DeJohnette and Gary Peacock. But before that you had built up a repertoire of dozens of original songs. Why don't you play them anymore? - The biggest reason is, you don't have to be coming on stage saying, "We're playing our music." There's a possessiveness that goes along with that. A valuable player doesn't have to play anything new to have value, because it's not about the material, it's about the playing.
Take a player like Sonny Rollins -- he can play anything. If he's having a good night, and let's assume he is, then he completely transcends the song. And it's obvious that it's not about the material. Anyway, if you already have a piece of music ingrained in your body, why would you not play it?[...]" - (dir.salon.com | David Rubien | 2000-Dez-04)
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