I find it very difficult to compose when I'm not playing.
1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me
Music is meant to be a beautiful thing.
I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people.
Not with the Rochester Philharmonic, but I formed my own orchestra, made up of musicians from the Eastman School, where I'm on the faculty now, direct the Jazz Ensemble and teach improvisation classes.
A studio recording is perfection, but emotion and passion come only when you turn on the machine and go for the groove. If you do that with no mistakes, it sounds beautiful.