Alone among sensory stimuli, music has the power to transport us to a particular time and place, and to conjure up the emotions and other sensations that we felt when we first heard a particular song.
Musical recall is also unique among other forms of learning.
Forty years or more after first hearing it, an entire song can be recalled by simply hearing the first few notes, when no conscious effort was ever made to learn this. It is clear, then, that the auditory system processes musical sound in a different way than it processes other types of sound. But Tulane's Hogan Jazz Archive may provide some answers to those interested in this original American art form that attracts thousands of music lovers from around the world to New Orleans each year. The archive is the world's premier source of recordings, photographs and books about New Orleans jazz from its traditional roots to its modern form. Bruce Raeburn, Curator, Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane.