If You Don't Live It, It Won't

When I First Heard Music, I Thought It Should Be Very Clean, Very Precise. Something That People Could Understand, Something That Was Beautiful.

I'm Very Glad To Have Met You. I Like Your Playing Very Much.

Music Is Your Own Experience, Your Own Thoughts, Your Wisdom. If You Don't Live It, It Won't Come Out Of Your Horn. They Teach You There's A Boundary Line To Music. But, Man, There's No Boundary Line To Art.

It's Just Music. It's Playing Clean And Looking For The Pretty Notes.

It's Just Music. It's Trying To Play Clean And Looking For The Pretty Notes. The Beat In A Bop Band Is With The Music, Against It, Behind It. It Pushes It. It Helps It. Help Is The Big Thing. It Has No Continuity Of Beat, No Steady Chug-chug. Jazz Has, And That's Why Bop Is More Flexible.