Don Menza and Sam Noto interviewed by Monk Rowe, Clinton, New York, January 28, 1997 [transcript]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Racial relations in Buffalo music scene : "healthier back then" -- Learning jazz/College practice room sign : "no jazz playing" -- Stan Kenton's place in jazz history/Kenton's comments on Basie writing/Trap of using computers for arranging/Space in music -- Note on Basie : "relaxed intensity" -- Buddy Rich -- "Channel one suite"/More about Buddy Rich -- Funny story about onstage snafu with Rich -- Non-jazz jobs to get by/Trying to keep clubs afloat -- Opinions on "jazz as art" -- Dance and jazz/Importance of interpretation -- Henry Mancini.