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refusing to answer mail or telephone calls. His outlook on life was
very sour, indeed. He didn’t want to look at sheet music or listen to
recordings of the great conductors of the past. At night he cried
himself to sleep, and barely touched his food in the morning.

Finally, his father forced the issue. He ordered Arturo to go back
out in the world. He told his son that elephants cannot remain
healthy if they just sit around and do nothing all day. Arturo
reluctantly agreed. He pushed against all his bad feelings and
contacted some old acquaintances. It was time to try something
new.

The next evening a new trumpet player sat in with the Moldy Fig
Quintet at a small jazz club in Greenwich Village. It was Arturo,