Junior Mance Part I interviewed by Monk Rowe and Michael Woods, New York City, New York, July 27, 1995 [transcript]

Table of Contents: Biography -- "100 Gold Fingers" Japanese tour -- Lionel Hampton's "Golden Men"/Teaching blues -- Chicago blues scene then and now -- Matching playing to style : blues, bebop -- Gospel and blues -- Learning piano/First gig at age 12 -- Story about the army/Cannonball -- Playing marching band drums/Improvisation in army cafe -- Playing with vocalists : Joe Williams, Dinah Washington -- Listening to all night jazz radio in Chicago/"Harlem Lullaby" with harpsichord -- First exposure to bebop -- Big band gig/Stan Kenton charts story -- Talented young keyboard artists --Attitude towards his own recordings -- Recording and mistakes : "Make it loud and wrong".