Wayne Andre interviewed by Monk Rowe, New York City, New York, January 7, 2002 [transcript]
Table of Contents: Biography -- Synthesizers : No dynamics/Current work scene -- Choosing his instrument/Music at home/Scholarship to Schillinger House (Berklee) -- Beginning to write by transcribing and analysis in the service -- First road experiences/1950's salary/Motel rates -- Playing dances/Playing with Spivak Band -- Left Sauter-Finegan band for Woody Herman : "It was like playing in a symphony orchestra." -- First gig with Woody Herman : sight reading first trombone on live television -- Writing for Kai Winding -- Manhattan School of Music on the GI bill -- On tour in Russia with Benny Goodman : "He created the dissention in the band" -- Goodman cut vocalist's tunes because she was too popular with the audiences -- Joe Wilder's hard feelings towards Goodman -- Racial issues : changes in racial balance of studio bands over time -- Refusal to use excessive microphones -- Album excerpts/Don Sebesky -- About Jaco Pastorious -- Effect of September 11 on music business -- Conclusion.