Jazz and Me

I remember vividly the first time jazz caught my attention of my ears. It was in a random clintons store at the age of about 8. The strangely lovely, yet archaic and unforgettably melancholy voice of Billie Holiday came floating from the overhead speakers. I stopped and stood, utterly mesmerised by the sound of her voice and the instruments that accompanied.
'My Funny Valentine' was the name of the song, I would later learn and it has become my all time favourite Jazz song (some renditions nicer than others) Billie Holiday was accompanied by another Jazz artist I grew to love Miles Davis on the trumpet.

The first thing I ever wrote in an attempt to describe jazz was,
'Those mellow yet tangy sounds. That have the habit of tenderly caressing the eardrums. While the plucking of those bass strings somehow evoke an indescribable ecstasy that radiates from within.' - Circa 2006

From then till now and forever Jazz remains the most amazing genre of music to me, satisfaction and escapism.



Here's a beautiful rendition by Sarah Vaughan