If you ask him, and Jon Norton did, Mort Weiss will tell you he's the best clarinet player in the world. Norton and the feisty Weiss covered many other topics and ideas as well on this edition of GLT Jazz Next. They also played songs from his his CD "Mort Weiss is a Jazz Reality Show," a reference to the drama he's experienced in his 80 years of life.

Jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis says, in part, he can thank a coffee shop waitress for pointing him toward the song that helped make him a household name. In his own words, Lewis talks about the transformative effect of 'The In Crowd' that hit number 5 on the Billboard pop charts 50 years ago this month.