If a composer could say what he had to say in words, he would not bother trying to say it in music.
~ Gustav Mahler
Without music life would be a mistake.
~ Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.
~ Leopold Stokowski
Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
~ Berthold Auerbach
Photos: Dizzy Gillespie (Cheeks) & Monk – unknown credits
I’m in a Jazz mood today… Could have been more festive music, African rhythms or 80s Pop… But Jazz is also a big part of what I listen too… Here are a few samples…
Fast & furious version of « Compared To What » by Anita Moore and the Tsu Jazz Ensemble.
After topping the charts for more than two months, « Chattanooga Choo Choo » by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra became the first recording to be certified as a million-seller and was honored with a gold record, a master copy of the disc sprayed with gold lacquer by RCA as a publicity stunt.
What is recognized today as a Gold Record was not initiated for another 16 years when the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) adopted the idea and trademarked the Gold Record.
More Thelonious Monk
Herbie Hancock – Empyrean Isles (Full Album)
Are you in a Jazz mood too, sometimes? Tell me more in the comments below…