I miss playing with him now. Art was very instrumental in my development. He took me around the world and showed me the ropes. I learned to pace my solos and to play unaccompanied. Playing solo is one of my favorite ways to play, and I do some solo concerts.
People seem to enjoy it.
I'd like to make a solo trombone recording. Back then there were a lot of horns in those bands. Later I enjoyed playing in his band. He always let me use my electronics. The record companies don't recognize that as an established format so they'd never record us.