Journal 37

Journal 37 is the first journal in fourth quarter. Time really flies. The prompt for this journal is what you think of when you listen to the following jazz song. The song is the Thelonious Monk Quartet-"Blue Monk" from "Miles & Monk Live at Newport". It is a long song- almost 11 minutes. It gives you a lot of time to think and relax your mind. I was absent the day the class listened to it but I bet it was a very relaxing and calming song for the stress of the day. When I listen to this jazz song I picture lots of swing dancers and an African American club. I picture the movie The Princess and the Frog. It is a Disney movie that deals with jazz music and African Americans. I think it was probably during the twentieth century when the rights of African Americans were being questioned and fought for. The theme of the movie is jazzy and about following your dreams, kind of what I explained above. This is a song that would probably be played at the end of a nice evening. It would be one of the last songs played and would top off the night. I think that it would represent feelings of the musicians. In the song we can hear piano, bass, and saxophone. I could see people snapping to this song and clapping along. The women would probably be in colorful clothes. Most would choose red. Men would be in weird little suits. The men would probably be in black. I think this would be fun a night and it think it represent the time period well. This song makes me think of different time period when blacks and whites were not necessarily equal. I think that this song can be a reminder and a relaxation to many people. It is overall good music too.  I liked this journal because it was different and was fun.