[Dixielandjazz] Sartre Essay on Jazz

[Jerry Gordon]

 You can buy it here: http://tinyurl.com/7xjp5o

Jerry Gordon, Troy, NY - Webmaster for http://APlaceForJazz.org and
http://SwingtimeJazz.org 



On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 23:00:08 -0500 Stephen G Barbone
<barbonestreet at earthlink.net> writes:
> Robert Calder mentioned the Sartre essay on Jazz, circa 1947.
> 
> I don't have a copy now, but remember it (slightly) from Philosophy  
> 
> 101 at University circa 1956. It was a fun read.
> 
> About all I remember with any accuracy is that in it, he said  
> something like; "Jazz and Bananas are similar. They must be consumed 
>  
> on the spot."  That plus a lot of sexual overtones which were all 
> the  
> rage (at least in NYC) on the jazz scene in  the 1940s.
> 
> I'd love to see a copy of the entire essay again too.
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
> 
>