In this telephonic interview, Jeffries discusses his professional life in the 1930s, his relationship with Earl Hines and Duke Ellington, the racism he endured in the 1940s, his strong opposition to anti-Semitism, and only receiving $20 on his hit song "Flamingo" with Duke Ellington. In this interview, Jarwood talks about his business, the Onyx Club, on 52nd Street, New York City, other clubs in the area, drugs and crime, Lionel Hampton, and his thoughts on 52nd street. In the second portion, Olman, wife of Jarwood's business partner Chauncey Olman, discusses her aversion to marijuana usage in the Onyx Club, and the safety of the area during the 1940s.

In this telephonic interview, Jeffries discusses his professional life in the 1930s, his relationship with Earl Hines and Duke Ellington, the racism he endured in the 1940s, his strong opposition to anti-Semitism, and only receiving $20 on his hit song "Flamingo" with Duke Ellington.