Now, the instrumentation in the jazz band and the jazz dance band has gone through many evolutions. For instance, in the 'twenties the tradition was two or three saxophones
I'm fascinated with the electronic devices that we can mess around with.
The baritone can serve functions that the alto and tenor cannot, in orchestral voicing
Then, of course, I played alto and tenor, wherever there were jobs.
You can make a saxophone into an electric organ; you can do everything with it
I've always wanted a C trumpet on top, to have that same kind of facility without shouting.