Gerry Mulligan Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“In a way, I started out to be a baritone player.”

“Miles Davis is one who writes songs when he plays.”

“People are approaching electronic levels in music; although not all of it happens to tickle my fancy.”

“The first reason for starting to do the symphony concerts was to play this new piece of mine.”

“The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don't have much point in the orchestra.”

“The recording industry has changed; they're enjoying such incredible success in the pop field.”

“The Russian composers, especially, tricked the symphony orchestra into the kind of dynamic, rhythmic thing.”

“Now, the instrumentation in the jazz band and the jazz dance band has gone through many evolutions. For instance, in the 'twenties the tradition was two or three saxophones.”

“People talk about innovations and evolutions and that kind of thing; I don't understand about that nonsense. It's like, all instruments are there to use all the time.”