You Can't Play Anything On A Horn

That Was My Gift . . . Having The Ability To Put Certain Guys Together That Would Create A Chemistry And Then Letting Them Go; Letting Them Play What They Knew, And Above It.

I've Always Told The Musicians In My Band To Play What They Know And Then Play Above That. Because Then Anything Can Happen, And That's Where Great Art And Music Happens.

Trane Was The Perfect Saxophonist For Monk's Music Because Of The Space That Monk Always Used. Trane Could Fill Up All That Space With All Them Chords And Sounds He Was Playing Then.

If You Got Up On The Bandstand At Minton's And Couldn't Play, You Were Not Only Going To Be Embarrassed By The People Ignoring You Or Booing You, You Might Get Your Ass Kicked.

In Improvisation, There Are No Mistakes.