Only the French, I guess, really use tenor and alto to any great extent in the orchestra

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

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.

Life on the road is murder. It's as though life begins and ends when you have your horn in your mouth.

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

Eliminating the piano means that I've always worked closer with the bass than most players.

You start way down on a low B flat on the tuba and you have a chromatic scale; you can match the colours all the way up, till you get to the top of the trumpet.