I Heard Sidney Bechet Play

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

I've Performed Solo For 20 Years Now, But I Don't Do Much Of It, Because If You Only Play Alone, You Go Crazy And Out Of Tune And Play Foolish Music.

The Saxophone Is A Very Interesting Machine, But I'm More Interested In Music.

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.

Nobody Was Playing The Soprano Saxophone And Certainly Nobody Was Trying To Do Anything With It. So I Was All Alone. I Didn't Know That At First.