Miles Davis is one who writes songs when he plays.

So I played alto for quite a while until I saved up the money for the baritone

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

The baritone can serve functions that the alto and tenor cannot, in orchestral voicing

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

I would think, of all the saxophones, the baritone would be the most logical instrument if anybody was adding a voice to the symphony orchestra.

Actually, when I was very young, first starting to play, I think I probably listened more to clarinet players than to saxophones.