Louie Bellson Smithsonian Interview Block 645 (Q11441)

To create an arrangement - I'm going back to my early days with my dad in the music store. He made me take lessons on the trumpet, the trombone, and the saxophone, just to know the key fundamentals of the instrument. That helped me. I rebelled against that at first, because, "Dad. I play drums. " He said, "I know. But you'll be a composer too. You have to know the compass of the instruments. " ...