When I Found The Music Of Monk

I've Been Working On The Soprano Saxophone For 40 Years, And The Possibilities Are Astounding. It's Up To You, The Only Limit Is The Imagination.

When I Found The Music Of Monk I Finally Found Music That Fit That Horn. Every One Of His Tunes Fit It Perfectly.

Play Difficult And Interesting Things. If You Play Boring Things, You Risk Losing Your Appetite. Saxophone Can Be Tedious With Too Much Of The Same.

To Me, There Is Spirit In A Reed. It's A Living Thing, A Weed, Really, And It Does Contain Spirit Of A Sort. It's Really An Ancient Vibration.

The More Original Something Is, The More Of A Threat It Seems Until The People Catch Up With It. That Happened With Thelonious Monk. It Happened With Anybody Who Is Really Original.