Frank Foster interviewed by Monk Rowe, Clinton, New York, April 7, 1998 [transcript]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Current work/Lasting popularity of Basie charts -- Musical beginnings/Swing era Cincinnati -- First exposure to bop/Early gigs and writing -- Snooky Young gig in Detroit -- Korean service/"Cutting" Dexter Gordon/Going AWOL -- After service : "Count Basie is looking for you"/Trouble filling Lester Young's shoes : "they were just too big" -- Tenor rivalry/Basie wouldn't let him play ballads -- Basie choosing arrangements/Pregnant 19ths/First "Shiny stockings" rehearsal -- "Pasadena"/Advantage of arranging as an insider -- Touring and segregation -- Decision to leave Basie/Vocalists : "jazz singer mentality" -- Civil Rights era : "moderate militant" -- The loud minority : "controlled chaos" -- Scrambling for work : "freelance starving"/Questioning his own talent -- Leading the Basie orchestra/New charts vs. original repertoire -- Musical memory test -- Current racial attitudes among musicians.