“Living composers writing for big band are very few and far between. There are not a lot of them, and I have a talent for doing it. I am zeroing in on what I do best.” WritingBigsTalentBandComposer Author:Carla Bley
“One performer whose band played my music better than I could myself was Art Farmer. He recorded 'Sing Me Softly of the Blues' and 'Ad Infinitum'.” ArtBandMusic IsPerformersFarmersAds Author:Carla Bley
“When Ronald Reagan was elected I was on a bus traveling with a band in France. I wrote a little arrangement of The Star Spangled Banner in a minor key.” LittlesStarsKeysBandFranceBusMinorsArrangementsBanner Author:Carla Bley
