Ralph Humphrey interviewed by Monk Rowe, Toronto, Canada, January 11, 2003 [transcript]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Multiple levels of learning for beginning drummers/Passion for music as a teen/Student deferment kept him out of Vietnam -- Any kind of gig is valuable/About Don Ellis band -- Studio work : skills needed, "on call" status/Work with Frank Zappa -- Best recordings/Work with Wayne Shorter/Recording soundtracks for films and cartoons -- Recent changes in the studio scene -- Tony Williams : "this incredible intelligence"/Strong rhythm sections founded on relationship between drums and bass -- Comments on pop and "Smooth jazz"/Future for jazz/New musical directions.