I Was Raised In Brooklyn, And I

But When I First Got Cancer, After The Initial Shock And The Fear And Paranoia And Crying And All That Goes With Cancer - That Word Means To Most People Ultimate Death - I Decided To See What I Could Do To Take That Negative And Use It In A Positive Way.

For Me Brazilian Music Is The Perfect Mix Of Melody And Rhythm. It Just Bubbles Rhythmically. If I Had To Pick Just One Music Style To Play If Would Be Brazilian.

I Was Raised In Brooklyn, And I Lived There For 59 Years.

What I Try To Do Is Produce An Atmosphere Where Musicians Want To Invest In What They Do And Give To The Recording. I Hire Those Musicians Who I Know Will Play Something Creative And Interesting.

As Much As I Think John Coltrane Belongs On The List, I Think Without Coleman Hawkins And Lester Young, Both Of Whom Defined Improvising On The Tenor Sax, There Would Not Have Been The Evolution Of The Craft By John Coltrane.