“Tom was an astonishingly dedicated musician even back then. Whenever you'd run into Tom in the halls, you could tell he'd been practicing simply because of the imprint of his trombone mouthpiece on his lips. That imprint was ever-present.”
“To be able to compose for such a talent and then have my musical intentions carried out with absolute fidelity to my wishes and vision is, well, it doesn't get any better than that.”
