The phone rings in my office. It’s Rudy Van Gelder! He says . . . did you write Basically Blues . . . yes I did . . . well Buddy Rich just recorded it. Where do we send the check? Phil WilsonInternationally renowned jazz trombonist/ educator/ arranger Bone2Pick June 2019

Playing with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra is definitely one of the highlights of my life Tanya DarbyChair of the Brass Dept. Berklee College of Music Bone2Pick May 2019