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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The trumpet was not a lyrical singing instrument.

The trumpet was not a lyrical singing instrument.

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.

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...

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...

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,...

The reaction to this album has just been fabulous around the world... and I've had...

The reaction to this album has just been fabulous around the world... and I've had...

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

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

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 wake up in the morning, I do a little stretching exercises, pick up the...

I wake up in the morning, I do a little stretching exercises, pick up the...

I find that it's nice to work with somebody and spin off on someone else's...

I find that it's nice to work with somebody and spin off on someone else's...

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.

He has a method that likens the musician to an athlete, so I do physical...

He has a method that likens the musician to an athlete, so I do physical...

Instrumental music can spread the international language.

Instrumental music can spread the international language.

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...

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.

The Japanese seem to be a loyal audience.

The Japanese seem to be a loyal audience.

I don't think radio is selling records like they used to. They'd hawk the song...

I don't think radio is selling records like they used to. They'd hawk the song...

We finally got our big break when Ed Sullivan put us on his show.

We finally got our big break when Ed Sullivan put us on his show.

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...