People talk about innovations and evolutions and that kind of thing; I don't understand about that nonsense. It's like, all instruments are there to use all the time

I've appeared on some other people's albums.

Actually, it is a fact that I've been doing more writing than playing in recent years.

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

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

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

In a way, I started out to be a baritone player.