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

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

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I was taken in by the bravado and the sounds of Mexico... not so much the music, but the spirit.

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

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I like to listed to the adventurous guys - the Coltranes, Miles Davis, the guys who just let it loose.

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

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

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

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I find that it's nice to work with somebody and spin off on someone else's feelings. You get a little jaded by yourself.

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When I finish an album and I find myself listening to it in the car, because it makes me feel a certain way, that's the time to try to let other people know about it.

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