Derek Allan writes:
For me, as I say, jazz is an
impoverished musical form. It is to real music as thin gruel
is to a wonderful tasty meal. It is empty, meretricious,
even cynical, music (cynical because it poses as something
complex but appeals to quite simple, basic instincts). It is
the reverse of what music should be. It is tedious,
unexpressive, flat, and wearisome. For me an evening of jazz
is sheer musical torment. It is a slight step above pop or
rock but that, in my book, scarcely rates as much of a
compliment.
Derek, this strongly resembles EF Benson's Lucia. You must be rereading
him again.
Kate Sullivan
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