James Lincoln Collier interviewed by Monk Rowe, New York City, New York, January 14, 2007 [transcript]

Table of Contents: Family history of authors/writers -- About Hamilton College years/WWII and Korean War -- Playing jazz at Hamilton/No racial barrier in jazz tastes -- Post Hamilton/Writing career -- Dealing with critics/Racial issue in writing biographies/Political correctness and jazz History -- Defining art; James Lincoln Collier was born on June 27, 1928. He is a member of Hamilton College's class of 1950, where he was a member of the Fallacious Five, a student run traditional jazz band. Mr. Collier is a noted writer of jazz and children's books and continues to play his trombone in the New York City area; James Lincoln Collier, Class of 1950.