"Every guy who would compare me to Coltrane, I would compare his writing to Hemingway, compare his writing to Faulkner. I'd even tell them that. 'Say, man, I was comparing your work to Faulkner. Man, you've really got a way to go.'"

                          Branford Marsalis

Well, not exactly. Falkner is definitely in a class of his own. Still, I get the point. (Branford, by the way, is an incredible player -- one of the best -- and considerably more authentic than his brother)