Abbey Lincoln on "the original instrument"
Abbey Lincoln on building character through music
Abbey Lincoln on her early influences
Abbey Lincoln on the "Freedom Now Suite"
Abbey Lincoln on writing "Let Up"
Ali Jackson's first impressions of Chico Hamilton
Artie Shaw advises: "Don't look back"
Artie Shaw on "Begin the Beguine"
Artie Shaw on "getting out"
Artie Shaw on hitting top C
Artie Shaw quits performing for good
Bill Kirchner on Jim Hall
Branford Marsalis on Herbie Hancock
Buddy DeFranco on playing bebop
Buddy DeFranco on showboating for Tommy Dorsey
Buddy DeFranco on staying free
Buddy DeFranco on the challenge of the clarinet
Buddy DeFranco on the hit "Opus One"
Buddy DeFranco's first influence
Chico Hamilton on dedication to the music
Chico Hamilton on his first gig
Chico Hamilton on his first gig with Duke Ellington
Chico Hamilton on racism
Curtis Fuller and the Russian Circus
Curtis Fuller on Art Blakey's influence
Curtis Fuller on Coltrane's "Moment's Notice"
Curtis Fuller on finding his own sound
Curtis Fuller's life-changing experience
Dan Morgenstern on arriving in the U.S
Dan Morgenstern on Billie Holiday
Dan Morgenstern on Louis Armstrong
Dan Morgenstern on Symphony Sid
Dan Morgenstern remembers Fats Waller
Dave Brubeck on being a Jazz Ambassador
Dave Brubeck on cultural exchange
Dave Brubeck on going to Russia during the Cold War
Dave Brubeck on jazz as the voice of freedom
Dave Brubeck on the oneness of the world's people
Frank Wess on Basie's leadership
Frank Wess on connecting with the audience
Frank Wess on his mother's influence
Frank Wess on the Basie "family"
Frank Wess on when his life started
George Benson on being discovered
George Benson on getting his first guitar
George Benson on Mile Davis? "So What"
George Benson on Miles Davis
George Benson on sudden pop success
George Benson on why he loves jazz
George Benson started on ukelele
Herbie Hancock on becoming interested in jazz
Herbie Hancock on Miles Davis
Herbie Hancock on popularity of "Watermelon Man"
Jim Hall on technique vs. ideas
Jim Hall recalls first meeting with Sonny Rollins
Jim Hall's spiritual awakening
Jimmy Cobb on deciding to go to New York
Jimmy Cobb on his first gig with Miles
Jimmy Cobb on recording Kind of Blue
Jimmy Cobb on replacing Philly Joe Jones
Jimmy Cobb on the great vocalists of jazz
Jimmy Cobb on the importance of the drummer
Jimmy Heath finds his own voice
Jimmy Heath on big bands
Jimmy Heath on jazz vs. popular music
Jimmy Heath on music and personality
Jimmy Heath on playing bebop in the South
Jimmy Heath on the beauty of ballads
Jimmy Scott grew up listening to the radio
Jimmy Scott on being financially exploited
Jimmy Scott on what makes a great vocalist
Jimmy Scott's most memorable recording session
Lee Konitz on his first instrument
Lee Konitz on his subdued style
Lee Konitz on not following Charlie Parker
Lee Konitz on taking risks
Lee Konitz wonders about the tenor sax
Marian McPartland gets advice from Ellington and Monk
Marian McPartland on being married to a musician
Marian McPartland on Sidney Bechet
Marian McPartland on the challenges of performing live
Marian McPartland’s musical education
Nat Hentoff on Jim Hall
Pat Metheny on Jim Hall
Phil Woods on being kidnapped by Dizzy
Phil Woods on composing
Phil Woods on eating pie with Bird
Phil Woods on his most important teacher
Phil Woods, Jazz Warrior
Quincy Jones being part of the Jazz Family
Quincy Jones on his early mentors
Quincy Jones on Nadia Boulanger
Quincy Jones on playing with Lionel Hampton
Ramsey Lewis and the "In Crowd"
Ramsey Lewis on connecting to audiences
Ramsey Lewis on first gig at Birdland (Jazz)
Ramsey Lewis on his most influential teacher
Ramsey Lewis on improvisation
Ramsey Lewis on the critics
Ron Carter on guitar-bass duets
Ron Carter on Herbie Hancock's improvisational genius
Rudy Van Gelder on being discovered by Alfred Lion
Rudy Van Gelder on his early interest in sound
Rudy Van Gelder on his first recording studio
Rudy Van Gelder on his rapport with the jazz greats
Rudy Van Gelder on the Hackensack studio
Shirley Horn describes her musical childhood
Shirley Horn on Miles Davis
Shirley Horn on recording with Carmen McRae
Shirley Horn on the influence of Erroll Garner
Slide Hampton and the Hamptonians
Slide Hampton on improvisation
Slide Hampton on knowing jazz history
Slide Hampton on the importance of the audience
Slide Hampton on the role of life experience
Snooky Young on getting arrested
Snooky Young on his longevity
Snooky Young on Johnny Carson
Snooky Young on meeting Louis Armstrong
Snooky Young on trying to find his own style
Snooky Young on why he became a trumpet player
Stefon Harris on the influence of Herbie Hancock
Toots Thielemans on audiences
Toots Thielemans on first coming to the US
Toots Thielemans on his harmonica
Toots Thielemans on his musical roots
Toots Thielemans on writing "Bluesette"
Toshiko Akiyoshi on Bud Powell
Toshiko Akiyoshi on forming a big band
Toshiko Akiyoshi on jazz in the '50s
Toshiko Akiyoshi on Teddy Wilson
Why Curtis Fuller chose the trombone
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