Jazz was uplifted by what I did.
I don't think I will ever do any tours again in the United States. I rather think that that's over with.
My juices needed restoring. I needed a sabbatical from the record business.
When I was doing jazz concerts in America, I would use the biggest names I could find.
For years, Jazz At The Philharmonic albums were the only ones of their kind.
My function at Verve was that of a genuine producer in artists and repertoire.