tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post1604152807795317209..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: All That JazzUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-67975699752424477912009-08-31T04:51:00.956-05:002009-08-31T04:51:00.956-05:00Hi Mike,
Glad you have delved into more jazz. It&...Hi Mike,<br /><br />Glad you have delved into more jazz. It's a wonderful world, for sure. There's a book that makes the connection between crime fiction (especially detective stories) called "The Hero and the Blues" by Albert Murray. I'd highly recommend it. There's also an academic work titled "The Blues Detective: A Study of African American Detective Fiction" which also pursues the connection well.<br /><br />Last, I invite you to check out a five-minute preview of the current episode on my online jazz TV, Jazz it Up! It'll take you even deeper into the music: http://www.jazzituptv.com. If you like what you see, subscribe for free.<br /><br />Keep swingin',<br /><br />Greg ThomasGreg Thomashttp://www.jazzituptv.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-60200949139124497322009-08-30T10:02:00.660-05:002009-08-30T10:02:00.660-05:00"I haven’t completely understood Jazz yet&quo..."I haven’t completely understood Jazz yet"<br /><br />No one does. That's what makes it worth listening to, over and over again.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-3252035828711359282009-08-30T09:42:41.795-05:002009-08-30T09:42:41.795-05:00Bill Moody (jazz drummer and critic) has a very ni...Bill Moody (jazz drummer and critic) has a very nice mystery series about a jazz pianist.Al Guthriehttp://www.allanguthrie.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-43853880268985817102009-08-30T09:23:41.740-05:002009-08-30T09:23:41.740-05:00I've read books that feel like an Ornette Cole...I've read books that feel like an Ornette Coleman solo, a maniacal car-wreck of tones that seems to veer off into embankment, over a cliff, into an explosion so blistering in heat, so violent in proportion.<br /><br />And I've read books like some late 50s Red Garland, measured and comfortable, with a hint here or there of stabbing understanding, like Coltrane squawking a little at the edges of the bars.<br /><br />I think your linking of crime fiction to jazz is spot on and due, in part, to the influence of Chandler and Hammett, a couple of guys who were doing their best work in the 30s and 40s. That feeling, that sense of NOIR in the books and movies and music, helps to create the scenery that the murders can hang on.<br /><br />I admire your ability to hop out of a story to visit the YouTubes and then hop back in. If I did that, I'd end up watching "Baby Mama - Film Clip # 5" on a loop again and never get back to the novel.Steve Weddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876211586767139613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-76526917943316598912009-08-30T09:16:47.848-05:002009-08-30T09:16:47.848-05:00Good post, Mike. I've wondered about all that ...Good post, Mike. I've wondered about all that jazz in crime stories, too. I think it was Kevin Burton Smoth at Thrilling Detective Magazine who put jazz on the list of things he didn't want to see in stories anymore because there was just too much. But your connection shows why it works, I think.<br /><br />Years ago I knew a jazz musician who said that jazz was music for other musicians. There's something about crime fiction being writing for other writers, too.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.com