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I Gave The Album [you're Under Arrest] To Quincy Jones And He Loved "d Train". We Couldn't Call It "d Train"; It's Called "mdi/something's On Your Mind/md2". That's On The Album.

That Was My Gift . . . Having The Ability To Put Certain Guys Together That Would Create A Chemistry And Then Letting Them Go; Letting Them Play What They Knew, And Above It.

In Improvisation, There Are No Mistakes.

I Would Never Try And Play Like Harry James, Because I Don't Like His Tone - For Me. It's Just White. You Know What I Mean? He Has What We Black Trumpet Players Call A White Sound. But It's For White Music ... I Can Tell A White Trumpet Player, Just Listening To A Record. There'll Be Something He'll Do That'll Let Me Know That He's White.

My Future Starts When I Wake Up Every Morning.