Jimmy Knepper Professions : Trombonist Born : November 22, 1927 Died : June 14, 2003 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Jimmy Knepper Improvisation is a great mystery. You play something, and you play an answer to it. Then you play something to wrap it up. Nothing is going through your mind; you're not thinking of anything. Every now and then you surprise yourself. Where did that come from? Jimmy Knepper mind play thinking Similar Authors Bob Brookmeyer trombonist Curtis Fuller trombonist J. J. Johnson trombonist Jack Teagarden trombonist Steve Turre trombonist Roswell Rudd trombonist All Authors