Re: defining klezmer (and jazz and rock 'n roll)

[Marvin <physchem...>]

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From: Robert Cohen <rlcm17 (at) hotmail(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2000 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: defining klezmer (and jazz and rock 'n roll)


> But to relate the terms "jazz" and "rock 'n roll" (I think correctly, in
> both cases) to sexual intercourse is to shed some light on the history,
> roots, and expressive content of both musics--and their origins in, and
> reception, by popular culture--i.e., to *teach* your listeners.  And those
> origins *are* discussed in scholarly and even literate popular histories
of
> jazz and rock 'n roll.
<snip>
Yes, and knowing the background makes the meaning of some classical jazz
numbers come through.  Did you ever wonder about the lyrics that go:
"Jelly, Jelly, Jelly on my mind.
Jelly roll killed my daddy and left my mammy stone blind"?
Think sex, and the meaning is obvious.



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