Slide Hampton interviewed by Monk Rowe, West Orange, New Jersey, July 30, 2003 [video]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Great soloists became skilled through big band experiences -- Playing in family band/Relationship between dance forms and classical and jazz music -- Fascination with New York/Buddy Johnson gig/Love of music overcomes racial problems -- Living in Europe/Trying to follow Woody Herman's conducting -- About Dexter Gordon : "Sophisticated giant" album -- Improvisation : "tell the truth to yourself"/Standards for playing or writing a melody -- Process of arranging/"Music is what somebody interprets from what you write down" -- Writing for Dizzy Gillespie ensembles --Learning was always valued over money/Views on avant-garde jazz -- Working in Motown/Disastrous job waiting tables -- Dealing with arranging deadlines/Orchestration -- "Jazz is one of the only art forms where people have the freedom of expression" -- Work with the current Dizzy Gillespie sextet -- Respect for musicians in Europe.