"It's true I've always been attracted to the jazz band in an orchestral way, rather than a band way."

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"It's true I've always been attracted to the jazz band in an orchestral way, rather than a band way."

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"People talk about innovations and evolutions and that kind of thing; I don't understand about that nonsense. It's like, all instruments are there to use all the time."

Time

"Then, of course, I played alto and tenor, wherever there were jobs."

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"So I played alto for quite a while until I saved up the money for the baritone."

Money

"I've appeared on some other people's albums."

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"When we've finished the current tour I'm going to go back to Italy and see if I can do some more writing."

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"The recording industry has changed; they're enjoying such incredible success in the pop field."

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"The Russian composers, especially, tricked the symphony orchestra into the kind of dynamic, rhythmic thing."

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