“The trio is the biggest sound you can have with the smallest unit.” SoundMusicJazzSmallestUnitsTrios Author:Charlie Hunter
“Yeah, it's more like playing what you think is appropriate for the moment, not forcing any particular style.” ThinkingMomentsMusicStyleParticularYeahJazzAppropriate Author:Charlie Hunter
“That's the thing that we said about the horn before: it's a focus issue. It's like a singer versus a drummer. If a drummer's playing a drum beat, and a singer starts singing, what do you think the audience is going to do?” IfsThinkingSaidAudienceIssuesFocusBeatsSingingSingersVersusHornsDrummerHornyDrum Beats Author:Charlie Hunter
“So it's really hard for a horn player to comp. But I'm totally into trying to switch those paradigms around and find a little magic space where that works, and try to mine that.” TryingLittlesHardSpacePlayerMagicMinesHornsParadigmHornyTrying Hard Author:Charlie Hunter
“That's the exact concept behind the music: to take that kind of, I guess whatever you want to call it, jazz sensibility - but not have it be about solos.” WantKindBehindsConceptsJazzSensibilitySolo Author:Charlie Hunter
“But I've come to the point in my evolution on the instrument where I realize that I can't play the same stuff that just a guitar player or organ player would play - and I need to embrace that in a big way.” WayNeedsI CanPlayBigsStuffRealizingPlayerEvolutionInstrumentsEmbraceGuitarOrgansGuitar Player Author:Charlie Hunter
“I do dig the White Stripes. I like the record they have out now.” WhiteRecordsStripesWhite Stripes Author:Charlie Hunter
“I certainly hope my music is in no way, shape or form influenced by anything that would be known as a jam band. If it is, then I'm going to do something else.” IfsWayWould BeFormKnownShapesBandMusic IsJam Author:Charlie Hunter
“I never do anything to strictly satisfy a fickle, ever-changing commercial world. I do the music I like to play. It's the only way I feel comfortable existing in the industry.” WorldWayFeelsPlayIndustryComfortableFickle Author:Charlie Hunter
