Mike got stuck with the clarinet. After we had been playing for a couple years, we used to get together in the bathroom ‘cause we liked the echo. We would just play free . . . we didn't know much about chord changes at that age.
It was thanks to a brass player that I got the gig with Weather Report.
I did 15 albums with Henry Mancini and always had something beautiful to play. He was a monumental gift to the world.
The LSO was a worker's co-operative, just like the original Berlin Philharmonic; we employed ourselves and we had a fantastic ethos of working together to improve standards and success
The head went by in about 4 seconds, they pushed me up to the microphone and the rhythm section stopped!
Playing with Gary and Chuck was like wearing a favorite pair of old shoes—things were just right.
