 Well, just about everything I know about phrasing and breath control. In fact, I may be the only singer who ever took vocal lessons from a trombone. Old T.D. could blow that thing a whole week on one tank of air, and I latched on to his secret. Incidentally, I may turn this into a TV series, My Mother the Trombone. Above all, though, Tommy taught me discipline, self-discipline, total dedication to every detail of every musical effort.