I wanted to make somebody feel like Coltrane made me feel, listening to it.

Quote by Wynton Marsalis

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What I really have in my head, my imagination, my understanding of music, I never...

What I really have in my head, my imagination, my understanding of music, I never...

Trumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or...

Trumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or...

When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my...

When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my...

Thank the good Lord for a job.

Thank the good Lord for a job.

We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is...

We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is...

There's the tradition in jazz of having the Battle of the Bands, and you do...

There's the tradition in jazz of having the Battle of the Bands, and you do...

My daddy expected that my brothers and I and our generation would make the world...

My daddy expected that my brothers and I and our generation would make the world...

There was one thing Beethoven didn't do. When one of his string quartets was played,...

There was one thing Beethoven didn't do. When one of his string quartets was played,...

The first time I ever played the trumpet in public, I played the Marine Hymn....

The first time I ever played the trumpet in public, I played the Marine Hymn....

When I first came to New York everybody on the scene would treat me like...

When I first came to New York everybody on the scene would treat me like...

My older brother and myself always played together in bands, but we never knew we...

My older brother and myself always played together in bands, but we never knew we...

This rebuilding of New Orleans gives us the perfect opportunity to see if we're ready...

This rebuilding of New Orleans gives us the perfect opportunity to see if we're ready...

Even in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors.

Even in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors.

The young very seldom lead anything in our country today. It's been quite some time...

The young very seldom lead anything in our country today. It's been quite some time...

I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped...

I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped...

You need a team. You need people to push you. You need opponents.

You need a team. You need people to push you. You need opponents.

The musicians I respected were much older than me. I expected them to cut my...

The musicians I respected were much older than me. I expected them to cut my...

I feel like a lot of the fundamental material, I've assimilated. So now the question...

I feel like a lot of the fundamental material, I've assimilated. So now the question...

I sounded like myself. People be saying I sound like Miles or Clifford Brown.

I sounded like myself. People be saying I sound like Miles or Clifford Brown.

What, other than injustice, could be the reason that the displaced citizens of New Orleans...

What, other than injustice, could be the reason that the displaced citizens of New Orleans...