You either swing a band or don't swing a band and that's what's lacking today.. There aren't any guys who get back there and play with any kind of guts.

I can think of a lot better things to do with my hands than to cut them up on the rim of a drum.

If he's a true symphony artist, he knows better than that because he knows that the only truly creative musician is the jazz musician.

Well, I never really practiced because I never had the opportunity to practice.

I can't sit down long enough to absorb any kind of learning.

You either swing a band or don't swing a band and that's what's lacking today.. There aren't any guys who get back there and play with any kind of guts.

But, I don't think any arranger should ever write a drum part for a drummer because if a drummer can't create his own Interpretation of the chart and he plays everything that's written, he becomes mechanical; he has no freedom.