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In this oral history, saxophonist Pete Yellin talks about coming onto the New York jazz scene in the 1950's, where he met Ronnie Cuber at a very young age. Yellin goes into detail about playing at jam sessions in various lofts, including Jimmy Stevenson's, Tom Wayburn's, and the building known as the Jazz Loft. Also of note are Yellin's memories about Sonny Clark, Gil Coggins, Lin Halliday, and Ron Free.

David X. Young (1930-2001) was born in Eastham, Massachusetts. A painter interested in jazz music, he moved into the fifth floor of the loft at 821 Sixth Avenue with Overton, Cary, and Feinstein in 1954. Young bought a piano and opened the loft to jazz musicians. He moved to a different loft in 1960, where he lived until his death.

Arthur Zitrin (b 1918) was an imminent psychiatrist affiliated with New York University Medical School and Bellevue Hospital. He also co-produced several historical documentaries and was an avid anti-death penalty activist.