I idolized the great improvisers like Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, but I rarely sought a soloist role. I was content being a sideman, playing notes written by someone else.

我极其崇拜象班尼·古德曼和阿蒂·肖这样即兴演奏者，但我很少寻求独奏的机会，我喜欢吹着别人写的曲子为他人伴奏。

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How could you prove that the frontal deactivation really did make the improvisers innovate?

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