He now views his sojourn into rock and pop as meaning nothing in musical terms, ... If I'd never done it, I might have felt like I missed something.
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I worked in L.A. for 25 years, ... I played oboe, English horn, piccolo, flute, clarinet. But what happens when you do that is you spend your practice time on instruments you are weaker on to make them stronger. The instruments you are strong on become weaker. At some point, you end up in a mush of mediocrity. I was working for quantity, and I wanted to get back to my primary interest, which was to play jazz on the saxophone.Ernie Watts
I've told them that if they can stick around for a couple years, we could be pretty good. There's not a team in the area that's got sophomores as good as what I've got.
Ernie Watts
Just because you're totally acoustic doesn't mean you have to play old music. We're straight-ahead but not dated, ... Besides, if the lights go out, you can still hear the band.
Ernie Watts
I think it is very important for young people to know that, if you follow your heart and do what you believe in, it will always work out for you.
Ernie Watts
At that point, my mom joined the Columbia record club, and we got our first record, 'Kind of Blue' by Miles Davis.
Ernie Watts
Every time I play a tune, it's different, ... It should be different because that's the essence of what jazz is. I've probably played that tune 200 times, and like everything, the piece evolves and changes and there's more depth to it.
Ernie Watts
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