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...Soft jazz notes lend an air of sophistication to the black-and-white scene, while the camera glides politely among the tables of high-society types sipping cocktails (not too quickly) and laughing (not too loudly...
Although I was introduced to jazz at a young age, I never dove headfirst into it. Every few days, I would ask my dad what he was listening to, and he would always reply, “jazz.” Simple, straightforward, I understood it, and I knew what jazz sounded like. Then one day I heard some music coming from his room and asked him, as usual, and he said, “Monk...
Until about five years ago, I always thought “monk” was a subgenre of jazz, like bebop or swing. After finding out the truth I filed this away as an amusing anecdote, until I heard this recording, and realized that Thelonious Monk actually is his own subgenre...
...Monk’s greatest characteristics as a jazz pianist was his ability to create something dissonant and complex, yet somehow still infinitely listenable. It is a capability that sets him apart as a unique performer with more than a few great performances. So, when an engineer at the Library of Congress recently discovered a supposedly lost 1957 recording of the Thelonious Monk Quartet performing with tenor sax legend John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall, jazz fans were foaming at the mouth...
...piled snow, as well as the psychology behind them. Desperate for attention and approval, like Pekar, White both gets into fights and excels at school. Also like Pekar, at a crucial point a third person takes an interest in his special talents. For Pekar it was a New York jazz critic. For White, a woman at school encourages his talent at drawing, giving him a sense of purpose. Eventually, as Shane begins to be more independent, his fear of his terrifying father collapses. Though the ending doesn't provide us with the desperately desired confrontation scene, and wraps a little...