Bobby Watson interviewed by Michael Woods, Clinton, New York, January 19, 1996 [transcript]

Table of Contents: Biography -- First musical experiences through the church -- Music as a language/Communication -- Composition : "Four bars of inspiration" -- "Apprenticeship" with Art Blakey : "Keep your ears open and your mouth shut" -- Blakey's bandstand "sanctuary"/Teamwork/Learning to write parts to allow improvisation -- Finding and accepting your voice for composition -- "Jump at the chance to play with people who are better than you" -- Jazz future : "We have to stop categorizing"/"I'm not going to back down from any type of music".