Orrin Keepnews interviewed by Monk Rowe, San Francisco, California, August 7, 2002 [transcript]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Jazz producer as "Catalytic Agent"/"My job was to appreciate and facilitate" -- Learning experience with Thelonious Monk/Self-made jazz record producers -- Embracing jazz as a teen/1930s club scene : "clip joints" -- First interview with Thelonious Monk/Buying Monk's prestige contract -- Modernization of his musical taste -- World War II experience : bombing Japan -- Thelonious Monk's impatience with other musicians/Lifelong "distrust of jazz criticism"/Playing with Monk -- Miles Davis : musician and provacateur -- Bill Evans : reluctance about recording/Live record at the Village Vanguard --Cannonball Adderley : "star pupil" and "close personal friend" -- Set a precedent with Adderley's signature "Talk concept" live recordings/Long cuts favored by disc jockeys -- Adderleys, plagued by hits : story about Nat Adderley chasing Barry Harris down the street -- Ongoing relationships with Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans/Recording Bill Evans' "Peace piece" -- Budget for records, then and now -- Recording working groups : "famous for not having rehearsals" -- Conclusion : current state of jazz.