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

I like what I hear other guys doing, but the thing that really attracts me is melodic playing.

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

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

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

Miles Davis is one who writes songs when he plays.

When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins