Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately.
When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins
People are approaching electronic levels in music; although not all of it happens to tickle my fancy
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
If you've only got one horn playing, I still want the sense of ensemble.
The first reason for starting to do the symphony concerts was to play this new piece of mine.