When I Found The Music Of Monk

The More Original Something Is, The More Of A Threat It Seems Until The People Catch Up With It. That Happened With Thelonious Monk. It Happened With Anybody Who Is Really Original.

Jazz Is Like Wine. When It Is New It's Only For The Experts, But When It Gets Older Everybody Wants It.

In Composition You Have All The Time You Want To Decide What To Say In 15 Seconds, In Improvisation You Have 15 Seconds.

If You Have Music You Want To Play That No One Asks You To Play, You Have To Go Out And Find Where You Can Play It. It's Called Do Or Die.

I've Been Working On The Soprano Saxophone For 40 Years, And The Possibilities Are Astounding. It's Up To You, The Only Limit Is The Imagination.