Billy Bauer interviewed by Monk Rowe, New York City, New York, March 22, 1998 [transcript]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Teaching guitar improvisation/"Never imitate" -- Learned to harmonize at family sings/Father in Vaudeville: paid to get the hook -- Learning banjo/Stage fright: froze at first performance -- Fundamentals for students/"I don't hurt their playing" -- Big money from tips playing in speakeasies during prohibition -- Depression years/Family printing business: grade school dropouts learning on the job -- Day job to appease his father -- Joining Woody Herman -- World War II service/Learning to jive talk from black musicians -- Friendship with Clark Terry/Playing for servicemen with Woody Herman band -- Rhythm section with Chubby Jackson and Davy Tough -- More about Chubby Jackson -- About Max Roach -- Lenny Tristano -- Charlie Parker anecdote -- About Stravinsky and Stakowski/Messing up on hard parts on gigs -- Conclusion: why scales are important/Sums up career.