In some ways Lester Young is the most complex rhythmically of any musician. He does some things which are just phenomenal.
From Lee Konitz
I just completed a tour in Europe. I played every night. This requires traveling some days for six hours in a van or a train or a car. After six weeks of that, I checked into the hotel and just fell apart.
Out of Coltrane's whole history, there are things which I think are great from all the periods.
I hear many extra-musical things somehow in Coltrane.
We all learn from each other, and I never really hung out with guys in that way, so I missed out.
Many people do think it's naive to improvise in front of paying customers. I'm not saying one way is better than another.
Most jazz players work out their solos, at least to the extent that they have a very specific vocabulary.
I love Indian music very much, but I haven't studied that specifically.
I'd like to feel that whatever I play is a result of whatever I've heard.
I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to.
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