You know, the whole philosophy of ad hoc combinations has its strengths and its weaknesses.

Those early steps are very important in understanding the evolution. But in themselves, maybe now you need the later records to understand the significance of the earlier records!

If I think about the way I was drawn into the music, it was much more by recordings than by live performances.

Remarkable only the very best arrangers can get a sound like that from four horns

In my mind these two instruments speak to me in different ways, and the solo stuff seems to be easier to do on the soprano.

I didn't get where I am today by being timid, young man.

My roots are in my record player.