I recommend that you listen to these three performances.  These artists are among the best musicians who have ever been born into Western society.Then write to me and tell me what you thought of the performances.

Art Tatum (1909-1956), Cherokee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQe9x0_RXu4

Thelonious Monk (1917-1982), Round Midnight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC68NtEmAcc

Herbie Hancock (b.1940), Cantaloupe Island
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkAljs1qaL8