"I don't care much about music.
What I like is sounds" Dizzy Gillespie

"Don't play what's there, play what's not there."Miles Davis

Art Farmer

"When Buddy played, he played all out, all the time. It was a wonder he didn't keel over and die before he did." Al Hirt

"Imitate, assimilate, and innovate." Clark Terry

In my early years, I had weak chops. One thing I did to build them up was to hold my lip muscles as tight as possible for as long as possible until they ached. I would rest and then repeat this many times, I did this wherever I was, even driving the car. Bill Chase

                                                                                    




                                                                         Conte Candoli

    

 Blue Mitchell

"There are no natural barriers. It's all music. It's either hip or it ain't." Lee Morgan

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We remember Clifford...

Clifford is on this page because he might have been a Martin Committee player if not for his tragic death at 26.  He was on his way to a Martin Committee dealer when he was killed in an auto accident.

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