I made it easier for many artists to play in certain areas.
Germany is probably the richest country in Western Europe. Yet they wouldn't take any television with Duke and Ella, their reaction being that people weren't interested in it.
My juices needed restoring. I needed a sabbatical from the record business.
I still continue to do at least four concert tours a year, and in many cases, as many as six.
The public, hearing pop music, is, without knowing it, also soaking up jazz.
My function at Verve was that of a genuine producer in artists and repertoire.