Charles Davis (saxophonist) Hamilton College Interview Block 185 (Q2275)

Well that was a part of growing up. There was a lot of honking. John Coltrane had to honk. A lot of people had to honk. That was a tradition -- honking and walking the bar. Sometimes you were forced to do it. Sometimes you were forced to do it at gun point. That's in Chicago sometimes, people put a gun on you because they knew the solos so you couldn't fool them.