The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-24


BEHLIN. April 90 jam music
might have saved the kaiser rom
his fail "Ahcr. Aoh' he never
learned it' regrets Hans SiomH'u
the aptirift explaining Jazz 10 Ger
many Iu the current issue uf the
Wclt Huchnc. or world stage.
America, so they say. has no
moro LIQUOR writes Herr Slcmsou.
"But ihoy don't need 49, They have
ialz bands Thosc are orch'sirnH
which can mako you drunk without
alcohol Jan is cross bc'wccn
European dance music and Nmcrl-
can negro muaic.
"rhccr ig piano. q violin aud
perhaps bass vol But especially
there are Oyiubals trianglos, drums
ana a. variety of uamclosH, hghl'
fantastic inmrumcuts which, rather
than producing music, cause a sort
Of musical ain.
1his nnd that
"Thc rat man Nho plays these
Instruments iH the soul. the good
Spirit Of tho Jn2l band il. docsn
play them an at once. sometimes h"
uses this. sometimes that When the
table ful Of musical appliance
doesn't suffice hc arabs something
from tho wall. The pianist and yio-
ilnist play VOL, nt least very un-
ouropcaG but the rat man surpusseH
them nll llc gurglcs on o. bsssoon-
Ike horn Uho BaNaphonc iH un-
known to Germany an independent
base melody without buthcung Ia
The least about what his comrades
are playing.
Then he decides that for the
next passage Of music "a flute mel
ody Is moro suitable and picks up u
flut, or he tinklcs a Triangle lie
always knows exactly what iE neCos.
sary and supplies tho music with
anything II lacks, whether u boom.
shrill cry, or "a deep toned myH-
tcrious gong. And II he hasn't any
thing else to do he sits down beside
the pianist, who for n single person
/ Is already doing pretty well In int
tating a four handed player. and
| plays whatever comes into his head
perhaps a cromntic scale. And
at the same time he sings Negro
melody.
Perhaps YOU think that this Is
| ridiculous IL In comicAl--but It Il
also beautiful. Like the cubist pic
lures of picasso, or the acquarels OF
| I<icc. Seemingly senseless and not
harmonious In truth ia its very dis
cord It has harmony.
This music, this rhythm which
contradicts all common sensr, IL ir'
rcsistibc Ike poison or like alco'
| hol. Jazz music gets into your very
bones. into your limbs, II sets those
who really understand 1t into motion
| like mnrionettcs. tiut It must be q
real jazz band The fat man must
| he musical genius. There arc
| frlghtfully por limitations. Anyone
who has heard them must think mt
an idiot, Bcware of imitations.)
IBIl Under Spell.
The couple dancing 10 this hyp'
| motto music are not moving OF theii
own volitiorr but are controlled hN
| the music. At least. they are In thu
power OF the music IL they dance
well. They proceed slowly and
calmly to the beat Of the bass drum
Suddenly the shrill tone OF the flute
penetrates their very bones, their
knees bend and they make sovera
steps with swaying bodies until thu
bass drum steadics them. Ther
comes the run on the clarlonet ant
they turn about like "A corkscrcw
This music controls the dancers a
10 they were dolls jumping at th'
pulling OF a string.
IT'S wonderful sensation to sur
render yourself TO this rhythm. will
neither will nor reason. IL 70.
have a jazz band you need no bran
dy you need no gin.
But the most beautiful charac
lteristio OF Jazz is It's complete lacl