“It’s a natural thing for me to mix it up. It’s all valid material to use. You can take it where you want to take it. The artist needs to be free to do his job as much as possible. That’s what I got into it for and that’s what my commitment is.”
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We Called Him Tom
When I first became a serious student of Jazz, one of the things that I enjoyed doing was reading about the lives of the musicians that created it. They gave the music the breath of life, and I found descriptions of their exploits, both on and off the bandstand, to be enjoyable, and, instructive. Bix, Prez, Bird, Trane and so many others were the people that not only created it, but also lived it, and eye/ear witness accounts about them are priceless.
Interviews with Thomas Chapin
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