Jackie Cain and Roy Kral interviewed by Monk Rowe, New York City, New York, March 22, 1998 [transcript]

Table of Contents: Biography -- "Love at first note"/First jobs; joining forces -- Picking up the vocalese sound/Joining Ventura -- Writing Ventura book in three weeks -- Vocalese demonstration/Big band album -- Vocalese arrangements/Writing scat phonetically -- Records from the Ventura years -- Studs Terkel -- Marriage and short-lived group with cello -- Musical influences/Cultural distillation -- Jazz education/Jazz in Japan -- Reality/On the road with a baby -- Gig with Ventura band in New Jersey -- Alec Wilder/Move to Blue Angel Club in New York -- Appearing on Tonight show after being recognized working at a grocery store -- Getting a job in Vegas/At the Sands -- Incorporating rock 'n roll/Electric instruments -- Finding a home in New York -- Moving into the lucrative jingle business/Forming their own production company -- Finding a permanent home/Losing a daughter -- Performing again: "music saved us" -- New standards being written -- Album recorded after daughter's death -- Recording: commercial pressure -- On the road: taking care of health -- Early influences/Role of radio -- Developing vocal style/Sarah Vaughan -- Memories: Marian McPartland -- Conclusion.