Buddy Collette interviewed by Monk Rowe, Los Angeles, California, February 13, 1999 [transcript]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Famous jazz pupils/Looking up to Woodman Brothers as a child -- Jazz in his household/Growing up in a multi-ethnic neighborhood -- Playing at "The Follies" at age fifteen -- Playing jazz in the service -- Seeing Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker in Los Angeles: "We got hooked on it" -- Chico Hamilton Quintet/Story About how cello became part of their sound -- Learning from writing parts off records -- Advising Mingus to switch to bass/Mingus personality -- Mingus town hall anecdote: "This is not going to be a concert" -- Breaking color barrier in the studios --Television work/success with "A man of many parts" album -- About flute work/Discussion of excerpt from Chico Hamilton reunion album -- Discussion of piece with all clarinets -- Film work/Getting low register sound on tenor for "Body and Soul" recording -- Oliver Nelson/Strong writing to suit Nat 'King' Cole, Frank Sinatra -- Charlie Parker's nickname -- "Making Time" at studios/Teaching musicians -- Response from European audiences.