Today is about Louis Armstrong. I'm reading Terry Teachout's upcoming bio on him, so I thought I'd catch up on his music. It's not nearly as hard as I thought it would be to hear how and why the early Hot Fives sessions were revolutionary, at least why they were, and are, exciting.
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In many ways, Armstrong's early music has more to do with contemporary dance music--club music--than contemporary jazz. It's all about emphasizing the beat...1, 2, 3, 4. Sometimes just - 2 - 4.
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So much life takes place between beats 2 and 4.
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I get addicted to hearing new music...downloading has only made this worse.
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I always want new jazz, new chances to think my way through the music.
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Email has made us all crazy. Me crazy. Look at John Freeman's upcoming book THE TYRANNY OF EMAIL.
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Relaxing means not being aware of when the time begins and ends. Infinity between 2 and 4. But then there's pleasure in waiting for the inevitable downbeat.
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I keep thinking my gmail inbox says 20 unread messages, when it really says 19. What's wrong with me?
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How could something so wrong feel so right?
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New Sesame Street character: Kook-E monster. E is for E-mail and that's good enough for me.
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