And Then Adds With A Laugh, 'but

There Is An Apprenticeship System In Jazz. You Teach The Young Ones. So Even If The Musicians Weren't Personally That Likable, They Felt An Obligation To Help The Younger Musicians.

My Uncle And My Grandfather Both Worked In The Brooklyn Navy Yard.

By The Mid-70s, I Wanted To Get Out Of The Business. I Was Tired Anyway.

And Then Adds With A Laugh, 'but In Retrospect I Think He May Have Been More Sophisticated Than We Were.'

I Cut Myself Off From The Mainstream Of Jazz. It Stood Me In Good Stead Later On, As A Musician.