Before the work comes to you, you have to invent work.
Steve Lacy
When I heard Monk in person in 1955, he was playing with a quartet in a small club. The place was full of musicians, but there was no public at all.
places the-public
I fell in love with jazz when I was 12 years old from listening to Duke Ellington and hearing a lot of jazz in New York on the radio.
listening
I heard Sidney Bechet play a Duke Ellington piece and fell in love with the soprano saxophone.
work
You can work on the saxophone alone, but ultimately you must perform with others.
I was spoiled by Monk's music because it was so good, so complete.
music
I've performed solo for 20 years now, but I don't do much of it, because if you only play alone, you go crazy and out of tune and play foolish music.
If you have music you want to play that no one asks you to play, you have to go out and find where you can play it. It's called do or die.
Register is very important. Music sounds best in a certain register.
sound music
Saxophone is one thing, and music is another.
The saxophone is a very interesting machine, but I'm more interested in music.
When I found the music of Monk I finally found music that fit that horn. Every one of his tunes fit it perfectly.
You must have the music to justify an instrument's extensive use.
It starts with a single sound. If there's something in that sound, then it's worth continuing.
sound worth
I've been working on the soprano saxophone for 40 years, and the possibilities are astounding. It's up to you, the only limit is the imagination.
imagination
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