You must have the music to justify an instrument's extensive use.

Jazz is like wine. When it is new it's only for the experts, but when it gets older everybody wants it.

Make the drummer sound good.

I still love the whole history of Jazz. The old things sound better than ever.

I heard Sidney Bechet play a Duke Ellington piece and fell in love with the soprano saxophone.

Bamboo is not a weed, it's a flowering plant. Bamboo is a magnificent plant.

You can work on the saxophone alone, but ultimately you must perform with others.