Terry Teachout on Ellington (Pt. 1)

Back in the early 2000s, Terry Teachout and I were sitting in my living room listening to Erroll Garner when I asked him what his motivation was for writing. Terry thought for a moment and said, "To connect with average readers in the simplest and most engaging way possible so I can turn them on to artists they may not know or don't know much about."

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