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

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

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

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

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

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