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“They call me before they go into production, when they have a prototype, and they call legitimate saxophonists, too. As opposed to the other kind.” quote by Steve Lacy — Download Open image

“They call me before they go into production, when they have a prototype, and they call legitimate saxophonists, too. As opposed to the other kind.”

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