He came in wearing a camel-hair coat and a cap, and brought Ella Fitzgerald and a chihuahua with him. He said, ‘Make a roll, kid,’ and I started rolling—what I thought was a roll. He walked to the door with Ella, pushed her out, turned around, looked at me, went ‘Sheeeeeeeeeet,’ slammed the door and walked away.
– Art Blakey, Modern Drummer Interview, 1984, by Chip Stern
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