The recording industry has changed; they're enjoying such incredible success in the pop field

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

What I came back to is that jazz is a music to be played and not to be intellectualized on.

Life on the road is murder. It's as though life begins and ends when you have your horn in your mouth.

I've always wanted a C trumpet on top, to have that same kind of facility without shouting.

People are approaching electronic levels in music; although not all of it happens to tickle my fancy

The first reason for starting to do the symphony concerts was to play this new piece of mine.