Larry Ridley interviewed by Monk Rowe, Toronto, Canada, January 10, 2003 [video]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Spirituality and humanity/Uncle saved Eubie Blake's life -- Inspired by Oscar Peterson and Ray Brown in concert/Praise for David Baker -- African origins of jazz/Sacred vs. secular issues/Leonard Feather starting music polls -- Racial relations in 1950s Indiana -- Gig with Monk Montgomery/Good ears more important than theory for improvisation -- Importance of learning many tunes, brevity/Compares improvisation to English composition -- Learning from the greats -- "Put your ego in your back pocket and sit on it" -- Jazz wasn't born only in New Orleans -- Racial discrimination : traumatic childhood incident/September 11, 2001 "War Zone" -- Disappearance of the jazz apprenticeship/Young artists and the record industry -- Sums up jazz scene/Jazz education and academia.