Intonation is important, especially when it is cold.
On matters of intonation and technicalities I am more than a martinet - I am a martinetissimo.
A lot of cats in New Orleans, very soulful, very soulful musicians and they assume that they're singers. And they just make that assumption. And so when there's a little intonation problem, people are very forgiving of them because they heard how soulful they play.
Saying you love something out loud with the wrong intonation in your face can damn you and destroy what you're working on.
Our intonations contain our philosophy of life, what each of us is constantly telling himself about things.
The saxophone is an imperfect instrument, especially the tenor and soprano, as far as intonation goes. The challenge is to sing on an imperfect instrument that is outside of your body.