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I was crawling around inside of her. She was a church pianist. My dad was a brilliant singer. I was hearing it.

Al Jarreau

Al and Tommy and I sharing the biggest laugh because it was predicted by everything we did in the first three or four records in my career.
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Big Career Everything First Four Laugh Predict Record Share Three
Jazz brought this sense of democracy where four guys come together and your name may be on the marquee, but in this moment, when you’re the soloist, it’s you, and we follow you. We follow you.
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Brought Come Democracy Follow Guy Jazz Name Sense Together
Every living thing tends toward the good or we would have been gone a long time ago
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Ago Been Every Living Gone Good Long Tend Thing Time Toward
I kind of knew something was going on, and my older brothers and sisters were singing be-boppish kinds of stuff in the living room.
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Boppish Brother Go Kind Knew Live Older Room Sing Sister Something Stuff
Every day is Thanksgiving.On this stage you’re going to hear God and none of them other words, and I ain’t going to touch my stuff.
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Day Every Hear God None Other Stage Stuff Thanksgiving Them Touch Word
I was crawling around inside of her. She was a church pianist. My dad was a brilliant singer. I was hearing it.
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Bench Church Dad Foot Happen Mother Next Piano Planet Set Something
I was age six or seven, and singing, “Jesus wants me for her son, beep, to shine for him,” and people smiled and pinched my cheeks till the blood vessels broke, and I knew I was doing something right.
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Age Beep Blood Broke Cheek Do Jesus People Pinck Right Seven Shine Sing Six Smile Something Son Vessel Want
I really do see it as the start of the second half of my career.
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Career Chance Half Really Second Start
Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.
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Bed Before Being Get Important Out Say Thankful
I’ve been saying for almost 20 years that I need to do a jazz project and it ought to be either big band or I should do some jazz songs with a trio or quartet.
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Almost Band Big Either Jazz Need Ought Project Quartet Say Trio Twenty Year
and I was listening. I started singing, warmer than a summer night, at seven or eight years old.
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Eight Listen Night Old Seven Sing Start Summer Warm Year
Oh, that’s over in aisle seven. I’ll come help you as soon as,” that’s the stuff. Find something. It could be planting flowers, especially if you can watch it.
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Aisle Come Especially Find Help Over Plant Seven Something Soon Stuff Watch
Until my knee said, “Uh-uh,” I was jogging. Then I started walking. They don’t like walking a lot, but I’ll push them.
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Fit Jogging Kneww Lot Push Start Them Until Walk
These songs are old friends I have entertained myself with when I’m washing the dishes, driving to the store and walking down the aisles.
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Dish Down Drive Entertain Friend Myself Old Song Store Walk Wash
My dad graduated seminary there, and so did (sounds like) Mark Kimball’s grandfather. They sang in a quartet together, my dad and Mark Kimball’s grandfather.
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Dad Grandfather Quater Sang Sound Together
I know more polkas than Frankie Yankovic. I grew up next door to the Polka Tavern in Milwaukee.
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