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

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

Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately.

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

It's true I've always been attracted to the jazz band in an orchestral way, rather than a band way.

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

The Russian composers, especially, tricked the symphony orchestra into the kind of dynamic, rhythmic thing