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"Then, of course, I played alto and tenor, wherever there were jobs."
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"As busy as I claim to be, I've still got the greatest job in the world."

"I don't very often think I've done a good job. I don't like the majority of what I do. I shouldn't say I don't like it, but I'm not satisfied with almost everything that I do."
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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."

"Now, the instrumentation in the jazz band and the jazz dance band has gone through many evolutions. For instance, in the 'twenties the tradition was two or three saxophones."

"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."

"In fact, I heard Bird first, and had got well into listening to him. You know, it's the kind of accidental thing that awareness of a player is: what's available, what somebody happens to play for you."

"The first reason for starting to do the symphony concerts was to play this new piece of mine."

"People are approaching electronic levels in music; although not all of it happens to tickle my fancy."
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