http://concreteacademic.com/2009/11/a-self-indulgent-musing-on-jazz/ Think sharp: arts, culture, and ideas Mon, 24 May 2010 14:54:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://concreteacademic.com/2009/11/a-self-indulgent-musing-on-jazz/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Vlad Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:32:38 +0000 http://concreteacademic.com/?p=523#comment-201 Coffee and wine are good analogues. You have to develop your palate, and it actually helps to taste something really bad to appreciate the distinction of the good. On the other hand, I have a hard time not loving Cold Play, though their work is as homogeneous and predictable as it gets. Coffee and wine are good analogues. You have to develop your palate, and it actually helps to taste something really bad to appreciate the distinction of the good. On the other hand, I have a hard time not loving Cold Play, though their work is as homogeneous and predictable as it gets.

]]> http://concreteacademic.com/2009/11/a-self-indulgent-musing-on-jazz/comment-page-1/#comment-200 jeffrey_d_starr Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:17:02 +0000 http://concreteacademic.com/?p=523#comment-200 Nice article! I had a similar experience as a teenager when an older friend gave me a copy of Ramsey Lewis' "The In Crowd". I said 'thanks' and set it aside, with no real intention to ever listen to it. But eventually I got bored with all the music I had, and was too broke to buy anything new, so I decided to give the jazz album a chance. Ended up loving it and have been a fan ever since. I think it's like a lot of good things (coffee, asparagus, Shakespeare)...it just takes a certain age and maturity to appreciate jazz. Nice article! I had a similar experience as a teenager when an older friend gave me a copy of Ramsey Lewis' "The In Crowd". I said 'thanks' and set it aside, with no real intention to ever listen to it. But eventually I got bored with all the music I had, and was too broke to buy anything new, so I decided to give the jazz album a chance. Ended up loving it and have been a fan ever since. I think it's like a lot of good things (coffee, asparagus, Shakespeare)…it just takes a certain age and maturity to appreciate jazz.

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