In some ways Lester Young is the most complex rhythmically of any musician. He does some things which are just phenomenal.
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My older brother Mike is an excellent trumpet player. By the time he was 12, he was playing around Kansas City in classical situations. He was already an amazing talent.
There have been many great musicians that, Clifford Brown is one great example, I mean he died very early, 25.
I think as long as people are around and can hear a record and hear people like Lester Young on a recording, there will always be a great inspiration for somebody to try to create jazz.
If he's a true symphony artist, he knows better than that because he knows that the only truly creative musician is the jazz musician.
I still credit Adrian Lester with being one of my biggest influences.
The whole music world is based on the young, the very young people.
I think John Williams, him and his team, have been incredible orchestrators. By that, I mean how he chooses which instrument plays which note.
Music assists him in the use of harmonic and mathematical proportion.
Mozart is always a bit of a challenge - you know, even though it is often given to very young singers, it is actually the most complicated to sing in many instances.
Willie Nelson is the perfect person, it seems to me, to think about. Because something tells me that he operates on his own frequency.