In Some Ways Lester Young

I Just Completed A Tour In Europe. I Played Every Night. This Requires Traveling Some Days For Six Hours In A Van Or A Train Or A Car. After Six Weeks Of That, I Checked Into The Hotel And Just Fell Apart.

I Understood That If I Wanted To Work, The Saxophone Was The Main Instrument. The Clarinet Was What We Call A Double.

Many People Do Think It's Naive To Improvise In Front Of Paying Customers. I'm Not Saying One Way Is Better Than Another.

After Playing Now For 60 Years, It's Still Very Challenging For Me To Play A Simple Melody And Have It Clean And Touch The Reed At The Proper Time In The Proper Way.

I Could Stop And Say, Well That Was A D Minor, G Seven, But I Really Don't Want To Know That. I Just Want To Know That There's A Combination Of Notes That Makes A Sound.