Don't Settle For Style. Succeed In Substance.

Jazz Is Democracy In Music.

Trumpet Players See Each Other, And It's Like We're Getting Ready To Square Off Or Get Into A Fight Or Something.

Having Heard Clifford Brown Play All Those Fast Runs, I Used To Really Practice Clarke Trumpet Exercises All Day Long So That I Could Play Fast. That's All I Wanted To Do. I Was Like A Child With A Toy.

Milk In A Mother's Breast-that's Cool. Milk In A Mouth-that's Cool Too. But Milk In My Trumpet? Not So Cool. I Have To Play That Thing.

Blues Is Like The Roux In A Gumbo. People Ask Me If Jazz Always Has The Blues In It. I Say, If It Sounds Good It Does.