Pete Candoli interviewed by Monk Rowe, Los Angeles, California, February 15, 1999 [video]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Father urged him to pursue music/Joined local union at age 13 -- Childhood music experiences -- Big bands' signature sounds -- First gigs/Discovering his need for experience -- Joining Woody Herman's Herd -- Leaving Les Brown for musical differences -- First hearing Charlie Parker -- Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman gigs/Early television work -- "There's not really an East coast and a West coast sound" -- Playing Stravinsky's work -- Lifestyle adjustment for studio work/Studio years -- Studio habit for quality -- Sinatra flying him to Las Vegas for late shows/ Gun incident -- Substance abuse in the jazz world/Warm welcome overseas -- Current routine/Surviving Rock 'n Roll revolution -- Conclusion.