Budd Johnson discusses arranging.

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Q: ”How did you get into arranging, did you just fall into it? You mentioned you had been working out arrangements for head routines even when you were a kid but I think of you as much as a writer and arranger as a player…”

A: “Lot of people did. I had a hard time. They used to introduce me as an arranger and never a saxophone player. I did an awful lot of writing. I used to do an awful lot of writing. But then, I don’t know, I just always ... it fascinated me. I always like to put it down and see how it come out, you know, and …”