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

You know, the record business is much different than being artist on stage.

I think jazz is a phenomenal creative force, because it's one man, one vote as you're playing, but it's a collective thing, what you're doing. You're listening to all the musicians around you and you're working within that structure.

You can have a great lyric and a so-so melody; it's going to be a tough sell.

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.

There's something interesting about playing live; you're in the moment, and I think it would be beneficial.

If you look at a record under a microscope, the high frequencies are short jagged edges... and the low frequencies are long swinging ones are deep bass sounds. When it cut it at half speed, you're getting more of those on the record.