Like Russell, I Enjoy The Fact That When I'm Playing Solo, If I Want To Do Something Completely Spontaneous, I Don't Have To Worry About How I'm Going To Cue The Other Musicians, Or If It's Something That's Rehearsed. - SearchQuotes

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Like Russell, I enjoy the fact that when I'm playing solo, if I want to do something completely spontaneous, I don't have to worry about how I'm going to cue the other musicians, or if it's something that's rehearsed.

Benny Green

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