Joe Temperley interviewed by Monk Rowe, Aspen, Colorado, October 11, 1997 [video]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Gigs on the road -- First exposure to jazz/British musicians' union ban on American artists -- Experiential learning vs. music school : "learning too much too fast" -- First U.S. tour with George Shearing, Cannonball Adderley, Thelonious Monk/Paying dues in N.Y. -- On the road with Woody Herman/Buddy Rich -- Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Band : "I was over-awed" -- Replacing Harry Carney in the Ellington Band/"Constant personnel" in segregation-era Basie and Ellington bands -- Baritone saxophone influences/Playing original ideas for classic repertoire -- Jazz today : young lions should be playing together/Problem of homogenization -- Leading Buck Canyon Memorial Band -- Work with students/Festival interaction.