I was taken in by the bravado and the sounds of Mexico... not so much the music, but the spirit.

Clifford Brown was in the jazz circles considered to be probably the greatest trumpet player who ever lived.

We always felt that if you do something with quality and integrity, then it's going to come back to you.

I think we as human beings need to be able to appreciate each other's differences and I think jazz really takes us in that direction.

The trumpet was not a lyrical singing instrument.

I don't think radio is selling records like they used to. They'd hawk the song and hawk the artist and you'd get so excited, you'd stop your car and go into the nearest record store.

I like to listed to the adventurous guys - the Coltranes, Miles Davis, the guys who just let it loose.