Average Band With A Great

You Only Get Better By Playing.

And, Well Of Course, Count Basie, And I Think All Of The Black Bands Of The Late Thirties And Early Forties, Bands With Real Players. They Had An Influence On Everybody, Not Just Drummers.

A Great Musician Is Just A Thief Who Doesn't Get Caught

There Were So Many Individual Styles Thirty Or Forty Years Ago.

You Either Swing A Band Or Don't Swing A Band And That's What's Lacking Today.. There Aren't Any Guys Who Get Back There And Play With Any Kind Of Guts.