Toshiko Akiyoshi Smithsonian Interview Block 662 (Q18615)

But 50 cents, so I said, "Well, thats, we can afford it. " Thats how it started in 1973, spring. And he got all the musicians, and it was a ... took about six months to settle down. Some musicians didnt want to put up with the music; some musicians, I didnt think were appropriate, you know, so on, blah, blah, blah. So thats how the band started, not as a working band. It was just to get togeth ...