Although there was a point with the Tijuana Brass where we were playing for such huge crowds that I kind of lost contact. At one point, the only connection I had with the audience was with people out there lighting…

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I'm an old-timer in the business from the sense that when you do something that...

I'm an old-timer in the business from the sense that when you do something that...

We always felt that if you do something with quality and integrity, then it's going...

We always felt that if you do something with quality and integrity, then it's going...

You know, the record business is much different than being artist on stage.

You know, the record business is much different than being artist on stage.

The trumpet was not a lyrical singing instrument.

The trumpet was not a lyrical singing instrument.

Clifford Brown was in the jazz circles considered to be probably the greatest trumpet player...

Clifford Brown was in the jazz circles considered to be probably the greatest trumpet player...

The Japanese seem to be a loyal audience.

The Japanese seem to be a loyal audience.

Mexican Shuffle was a turning point of the Brass.

Mexican Shuffle was a turning point of the Brass.

It's very clean. With tape, you get noise.

It's very clean. With tape, you get noise.

I practice every day. I've been doing it since I was eight.

I practice every day. I've been doing it since I was eight.

It's - as opposed to tape where you have a magnetic tape that's excited by...

It's - as opposed to tape where you have a magnetic tape that's excited by...

When I finish an album and I find myself listening to it in the car,...

When I finish an album and I find myself listening to it in the car,...

Selfishly, I make music for me. I like to make music. I like looking for...

Selfishly, I make music for me. I like to make music. I like looking for...

I like to listed to the adventurous guys - the Coltranes, Miles Davis, the guys...

I like to listed to the adventurous guys - the Coltranes, Miles Davis, the guys...

This was during a period when I was producing Brazil '66 records and got infected...

This was during a period when I was producing Brazil '66 records and got infected...

If you look at a record under a microscope, the high frequencies are short jagged...

If you look at a record under a microscope, the high frequencies are short jagged...

I confess that I listen to my own music for my own pleasure.

I confess that I listen to my own music for my own pleasure.

Instrumental music can spread the international language.

Instrumental music can spread the international language.

I'm sure I'll go back again and record in the digital process.

I'm sure I'll go back again and record in the digital process.

There's something interesting about playing live; you're in the moment, and I think it would...

There's something interesting about playing live; you're in the moment, and I think it would...

I like to listen to classical music... I like mainline jazz.

I like to listen to classical music... I like mainline jazz.