Sound Is The First Thing

In Some Ways Lester Young Is The Most Complex Rhythmically Of Any Musician. He Does Some Things Which Are Just Phenomenal.

I Understood That If I Wanted To Work, The Saxophone Was The Main Instrument. The Clarinet Was What We Call A Double.

I Could Stop And Say, Well That Was A D Minor, G Seven, But I Really Don't Want To Know That. I Just Want To Know That There's A Combination Of Notes That Makes A Sound.

It's Very Demanding To Make Up Your Own Music.

Out Of Coltrane's Whole History, There Are Things Which I Think Are Great From All The Periods.