Clarinet Quote by Gerry Mulligan

When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins

— Gerry Mulligan

I would think, of all the saxophones, the baritone would be the most logical instrument if anybody was adding a voice to the symphony…

— Gerry Mulligan

The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don't have much point in the orchestra

— Gerry Mulligan

I decided to play the saxophone because it was the most obvious instrument in my family. There were a lot of saxophone players in…

— Flying Lotus

Sometimes a sound gets overused. There is such a thing as a good saxophone, but it's like those fields in agriculture - they need…

— Thomas Mars

Drum on your drums, batter on your banjos, sob on the long cool winding saxophones. Go to it, O jazzmen.

— Carl Sandburg

I've played every instrument you could possibly think of for 10 minutes. So I'm mediocre at everything. I can play drums, guitar, piano, violin,…

— Kat Dennings

The saxophone was created to mimic the human voice and I think that's why I gravitated toward the saxophone eventually. I'd loved the clarinet,…

— Matana Roberts

I'm a little musically inclined; I play the clarinet and the saxophone.

— Joel Murray

I was not a band geek, per say. But me and my two older sisters played instruments, so I would come home and my…

— Miles Teller

I play drums, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, piano.

— Norman Wisdom

I understood that if I wanted to work, the saxophone was the main instrument. The clarinet was what we call a double.

— Lee Konitz