“It is almost a literal fact that there is not a trace of cheapness in the whole body of his (Beethoven’s) music. He is never
Category: Music
Saturday Jazz
Anita O’Day (born Anita Belle Colton; October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances
Sunday Baroque
“Bach is the supreme genius of music… This man, who knows everything and feels everything, cannot write one note, however unimportant it may appear, which
Saturday Jazz
“Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift
Sunday Baroque
In a closed society where everybody’s guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.” –
Saturday Jazz
“Jazz music is America’s past and its potential, summed up and sanctified and accessible to anybody who learns to listen to, feel, and understand it.
Dispatches from the Asylum 