Ed Polcer interviewed by Monk Rowe, Tarrytown, New York, October 31, 1998 [transcript only]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Swing dancing in high school -- Starting on xylophone/Playing with father's polka band -- Being discovered at Princeton : Tigertown Five -- "Traditional" gigs/Defines regional jazz differences -- Quitting day job for jazz career -- Rock takeover/Similarity between early rock and swing -- Managing Condon's -- Eddie Condon's role in breaking down racial barriers -- Influences : Louis Armstrong, Muggsy Spanier/Collective improvisation -- "Jazz is for everybody"/Rejected 1960's political jazz movement -- "The magic of swing street" and "A night at Eddie Condon's" performances.