Joe Wilder Part 2 interviewed by Monk Rowe, Clinton, New York, October 12, 1998 [transcript]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Photographing the jazz world -- Experiences with the first black marines -- Racial issues : incident with integrated Millinder band in the south -- Work ethic and "colored peoples time" -- ABC studio work -- First major label recording -- Establishing good tone/Early lessons -- First gigs with Les Hite and Lionel Hampton -- Practical joking : "Wilderisms" -- Broadway softball league -- Work scene today -- Improvisation : "Passing the baton" -- Difficult playing situations -- Learning to play in a combo -- About Milt Filius -- Low pay in Hampton band -- Treating other musicians fairly -- Studio scene : unprofessional behavior -- Favorite arrangements -- Changing state of music/Early appreciation of big bands -- Aging : AFM pensions -- Swing : Savoy scene; Current revival -- Best experiences : Basie, Lunceford, Broadway -- Conclusion/Doesn't listen to his recordings.