The other day, I sent DevraDoWrite a note about one of her postings. She used my message--that's how things work in the blogosphere--and wrote: In response to my mention of the Army's PsyOps division having used music as a weapon, Mr.Rifftides sent this message: I remember that a few years ago there … [Read more...]
Archives for August 22, 2006
…And Torture
The preceding item about using good music as punishment has an unintended connection to a piece in one of Gene Lees' latest JazzLetters. With Gene's permission, here it is. TORTURE Kenny Drew's angst over the state of popular music put me in mind of a news story that came out about a year ago. The … [Read more...]
The Mulligan Strain
To provide harmonic guidance, bands in early jazz, swing and bebop included banjos, guitars or pianos. There were exceptions, notably some of the New Orleans bands that rode in the beds of trucks or marched for funerals and parades, That practice continues with outfits as traditional as the Onward … [Read more...]