Quincy Jones

I said, oh, my God. Clifford Brown and I said, if he goes upstairs, we may run into Charlie Parker and Bud Powell and all these great musicians. And we went upstairs, and he's playing his drumsticks all over the awnings, and the guys are saying, what is going on here?

I said, oh, my God. Clifford Brown and I said, if he goes upstairs, we may run into Charlie Parker and Bud Powell and all these great musicians. And we went upstairs, and he's playing his drumsticks all over the awnings, and the guys are saying, what is going on here?

I said, oh, my God. Clifford Brown and I said, if he goes upstairs, we may run into Charlie Parker and Bud Powell and all these great musicians. And we went upstairs, and he's playing his drumsticks all over the awnings, and the guys are saying, what is going on here?

He'd even go so far as to get in a taxi cab with a saxophone section and go to another club maybe three blocks away and play with the saxophone section, a band back at the, meanwhile, back at the ranch. We're still playing. So it was quite an experience. He had no shame, and he was a great musician. One of the great times of my life.

He'd even go so far as to get in a taxi cab with a saxophone section and go to another club maybe three blocks away and play with the saxophone section, a band back at the, meanwhile, back at the ranch. We're still playing. So it was quite an experience. He had no shame, and he was a great musician. One of the great times of my life.

He'd even go so far as to get in a taxi cab with a saxophone section and go to another club maybe three blocks away and play with the saxophone section, a band back at the, meanwhile, back at the ranch. We're still playing. So it was quite an experience. He had no shame, and he was a great musician. One of the great times of my life.

Oh, yes. But on top of that, Parker would come next door. Bird would come next door. He loved to read music. And he was starring next door with, like, the 52nd Street All-Stars, the Bebop All-Stars. And they were looking for him next door. It was time for him to play a set. And he's sitting over there in our band playing second tenor because he loved to read music.

Oh, yes. But on top of that, Parker would come next door. Bird would come next door. He loved to read music. And he was starring next door with, like, the 52nd Street All-Stars, the Bebop All-Stars. And they were looking for him next door. It was time for him to play a set. And he's sitting over there in our band playing second tenor because he loved to read music.

Oh, yes. But on top of that, Parker would come next door. Bird would come next door. He loved to read music. And he was starring next door with, like, the 52nd Street All-Stars, the Bebop All-Stars. And they were looking for him next door. It was time for him to play a set. And he's sitting over there in our band playing second tenor because he loved to read music.

And he's sitting for an hour while people are next door waiting to hear him play. as this genius of the 20th century. And he's over there playing second tenor parts to practice his reading. Because all the musicians read music back then.

And he's sitting for an hour while people are next door waiting to hear him play. as this genius of the 20th century. And he's over there playing second tenor parts to practice his reading. Because all the musicians read music back then.

And he's sitting for an hour while people are next door waiting to hear him play. as this genius of the 20th century. And he's over there playing second tenor parts to practice his reading. Because all the musicians read music back then.

No, no, no, no. Because we were weaned and trained in Seattle. That's the way we had to do in Seattle, too. We had to play shottishes. We had to play rhythm and blues. We had to play stripper music. We played comedy. I mean, the trombone player and myself had a comedy team called Dexedrine and Benzedrine, Major Pickford.

No, no, no, no. Because we were weaned and trained in Seattle. That's the way we had to do in Seattle, too. We had to play shottishes. We had to play rhythm and blues. We had to play stripper music. We played comedy. I mean, the trombone player and myself had a comedy team called Dexedrine and Benzedrine, Major Pickford.

No, no, no, no. Because we were weaned and trained in Seattle. That's the way we had to do in Seattle, too. We had to play shottishes. We had to play rhythm and blues. We had to play stripper music. We played comedy. I mean, the trombone player and myself had a comedy team called Dexedrine and Benzedrine, Major Pickford.

We used to steal all of the comedy lines from the older guys and wear hats and wine bottles in our pockets. It was insane. But no, not at all. We were used to that. We were used to that. He'd have gloves for the whole trumpet section. It would shine in the dark. And you'd do kind of hand choreography and so forth.

We used to steal all of the comedy lines from the older guys and wear hats and wine bottles in our pockets. It was insane. But no, not at all. We were used to that. We were used to that. He'd have gloves for the whole trumpet section. It would shine in the dark. And you'd do kind of hand choreography and so forth.

We used to steal all of the comedy lines from the older guys and wear hats and wine bottles in our pockets. It was insane. But no, not at all. We were used to that. We were used to that. He'd have gloves for the whole trumpet section. It would shine in the dark. And you'd do kind of hand choreography and so forth.

And people could forget, you know, that those bands back there were basically dance bands to just make people want to feel good dancing. And And coincidentally, great innovation crawled through that platform, like Charlie Parker and the Billy Eckstine Band, the people in Miles Davis and so forth, Dizzy Gillespie from Cab Calloway.

And people could forget, you know, that those bands back there were basically dance bands to just make people want to feel good dancing. And And coincidentally, great innovation crawled through that platform, like Charlie Parker and the Billy Eckstine Band, the people in Miles Davis and so forth, Dizzy Gillespie from Cab Calloway.