Hasaan Ibn Ali could be a contender for the greatest pianist to disappear into obscurity after having a big influence on the poll winner.
― calzino, Tuesday, 25 October 2016 14:18 (seven years ago) link
Drummer Donald Bailey, in a 2008 interview with writer Don Alberts, said, "And who was [Thelonious] Monk's idol? Hasaan Ibn Ali. Nobody knows that!"
― calzino, Tuesday, 25 October 2016 14:36 (seven years ago) link