Louie Bellson Smithsonian Interview Block 943 (Q11739)

I think this is what nutured that humanity in the players in the past. It was the experience. It was the love that it took to play that music, that commitment. You had to be dedicated, because, as you mentioned earlier throughout this interview, the insurmountable odds that the early players had to go through, yourself included. To bring when you got on that stage despite having to stay in so ...