Paul Desmond sounds like a female alcoholic.
Brubeck, for instance, is not careless. He's a studied guy. And even if his picture ends up on the back cover of Life, he's still a studious guy.
They flat their fifths, we drink ours.
[Louis Armstrong] could play a trumpet like nobody else, then put it down and sing a song like no one else could.
Krupa's drums went through us like a triple bourbon.
Finally Beiderbecke came out with a silver cornet. He put it to his lips and blew a phrase. The sound came out like a girl saying 'yes'.