When I heard Charlie Parker the first time on a record, it had seemed like an old, scratchy kind of record and I didn't get it.
All we can do is go about our work. But we can have a goal. We can have a dream.
Being positive wonโt guarantee youโll succeed. But being negative will guarantee you wonโt.
Bob [Gordon] died young tragically.
You need to work as hard to be a great teammate as you do to be a great player
I also met Charles McPherson around that time, end of high school. I was 17 and I had followed Phil around for a year and pestered him enough to finally give me saxophone lessons. So all of a sudden I've got Phil Woods and Charles McPherson around me.