Then, of course, I played alto and tenor, wherever there were jobs.

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

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

This life of being a transient human being has gotten to a point when it's very hard to bear

The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don't have much point in the orchestra

If you've only got one horn playing, I still want the sense of ensemble.

When [Billy] Strayhorn came on the scene, he just blew us away.