Alvin Queen interviewed by Monk Rowe, Clinton, New York, August 23, 1997 [transcript]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Avant garde jazz in 1970's Europe -- Drum-tap dance connection/Problem of too many leaders in jazz today/Learning formats -- "Lost generation" of players/Drum mentors -- Musical paragraphs and punctuation/"Giants" as opposed to "Lions" -- Starting drums/Shining shoes for lessons/Hearing legends at the Apollo -- "Adopted" by Elvin Jones at age 12 -- Hard bop being reissued as hip hop -- Work in Europe/Weaknesses of young drummers -- Big band in Europe/Race relations -- Favorite drummers/Playing on film soundtrack -- Generation gap in jazz/Junior Mance -- Job of a drummer : "satisfy everybody" -- Dealing with other personalities/Learning from mistakes with Lockjaw Davis -- Advice to students : "Go back to the source".