Frank Wess interviewed by Monk Rowe and Michael Woods, Majesty of the Seas, May 29, 1995 [transcript]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Joining Basie on tenor and flute -- Road life/Band in the service -- Basie's piano style/Head arrangements : "Music is always played before it's written" -- Quality of 1950's Basie band -- Studio vs. big band work -- Basie personnel/Sonny Paine and Joe Williams coming into the band -- Learning experience of big bands -- Blues : incorporating sounds from the environment/Music over technique and the importance of silence -- Writers : taking liberties with the facts -- Importance of hearing music live.