The shocking truth about jazz

DdC · 04-13-2006, 08:13 PM

The shocking truth about jazz

Via Drug WarRant Via Libby at Last One Speaks comes this rather humorous study of jazz musicians, drugs and mental health. The startling conclusion? Jazz musicians like to use drugs and also have unusual, often troubled minds. I've known some jazz musicians, and other creative people of the same mental intensity. The answer is that they are afflicted with a rare form of genius.

British Study Reveals Relationship Between Jazz, Drugs and Mental Health
What does jazz, drugs and mental problems have in common? It appears a lot.

[Testifying before Congress in 1948]

Harry Anslinger: "I need more agents."
Senate: Why?
Anslinger: "Because there are people out there violating the marijuana laws."
Senate: Who?
Anslinger: "Musicians...
And I don't mean good musicians; I mean jazz musicians."

Tight Like That Gage By Louis Armstrong * Thread

There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing, result from marijuana usage. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers and any others.
-- Harry Anslinger, 1937 testimony to Congress in support of the Marijuana Tax Act.

Louis & his Hot Five/Chicago; Early 1920s

The Setting: by Charles Edward Smith
From "Jazzmen," by Frederic Ramsey, Jr. &
Charles Edward Smith Harcourt,
Brace & Company - New York, 1939

Louis Armstrong & his Hot Five Chicago; Early 1920s
Original Album Notes by George M. Avakian
Columbia Records Set C-57

DdC · 04-17-2006, 04:15 AM

"When I came to New York in 1937, I didn't drink nor smoke marijuana. 'You gotta be a square muthafucka!' Charlie Shavers said and turned me on to smoking pot. Now, certainly, we were not the only ones. Some of the older musicians had been smoking reefers for 40 and 50 years. Jazz musicians, the old ones and the young ones, almost all of them that I knew smoked pot, but I wouldn't call that drug abuse."
- Dizzy Gillespie, in his 1979 autobiography, "To Be or not to Bop

Dance Of The Vipers
References to marijuana, under various aliases, abound on early recordings: Here Comes the Man with the Jive; good news If You're a Viper, Viper Mad for Sweet Marijuana Brown; Light Up and Jack,I'm Mellow. Too bad, however, if The G-Man Got the T-Man and All the Jive is Gone, in which case, Save the Roach for Me. These titles (and numberous others) have been collected, remastered and reissued on compilation albums, such as Reefer Songs and Viper Mad Blues.

Jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie

"As I sat down, I lit my first muggle as Louis [Armstrong] and King Oliver broke into the introductory part of Bugle Call Rag... The muggles took effect, making my body feel as light as my Ma's biscuits. I ran over to the piano and played Royal Garden Blues with the band... I had never heard the tune before, but full of smoke, I somehow couldn't miss a note of it. The muggles had carried me into another world. I was floating high around the room in a whirlpool of jazz."
- Hoagy Carmichael, Sometimes I Wonder

The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs

Contributions from all the greats...
Fats Waller, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Buck Washington and more...

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Pot and Jazz
High Society with David Malmo-Levine

* Running Time: 25 min
* Date Entered: 01 Nov 2003
* Viewer Rating: 9.02 (15 votes)
* Number of Views: 2671

Description...

From New Orlean's "Storyville" red-light district to Vansterdam's Toker's Bowl 3, tea-heads have been flippin' their lids to jazz music. This show presents historical clips of some hot "vipers" and their "enhanced" performances, including Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa, Cab Calloway, Mezz Mezzrow and co-host Bill Small's swingin' band: The Tall Brothers! Killer show, Jim!

Marijuana - The First Twelve Thousand Years

The Jazz Era

Around the turn of the century, New Orleans became the Marseilles of America, a cosmopolitan port filled with sailors, traders, gamblers, prostitutes, thieves, con men, and gangsters of every nationality. Although every major city in America had its red-light district, New Orleans's Storyville was the best known of all the nation's bawdy houses for not only were the customers entertained by exotic ladies of the night, they were also treated to the strains of a new kind of music called jazz, played exclusively in these whorehouses by black musicians.

Lester Young
Lester "Prez" Young was one of the giants of the tenor saxophone.* He was the greatest improviser between Coleman Hawkins and Louis Armstrong of the 1920s and Charlie Parker in the 1940s.* From the beginning, he set out to be different:** He had his own lingo;* In the Forties, he grew his hair out...

...In 1944, Young was drafted in the Army. * Going from bohemian to rigid institutional life didn't set well with Young and when he was caught smoking marijuana, he was court-martialed and spent months in detention. * He came back a fine player, but his light, airy, happy tone had left and his music had a darker side to it.

Famous Friends of Cannabis

Duke Ellington (1899 -1974)
American jazz musician

A quote from Duke Ellington (smoked pot every day but could never take anything else) "jazz was born on wiskey, raised on marijuana, and will die on herion." After the war effort herion use became very prevelent in the jazz community, most popularized by young musicians idolizing Charlie Parker, who was a notorious herion addict and actually signed half of his music rights over to his drug dealer in a contract form for over three years.
*

The History of music and marijuana
Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4

American High Society

San Diego jazz icon explains the ‘mad genius’ Charles Mingus
and why marijuana used to be a lot cooler

In the 1950s, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics had a file called “Marijuana and Musicians” which had surveillance notes on Cab Calloway, Louie Armstrong and other jazz musicians. Do you think drugs were part of jazz’ appeal?

Years ago, the only people who indulged in that kind of stuff were the artistes—the writers, the painters, the musicians, the philosophers, the people who were into thinking. These are the people who were like subterraneans.

Peace seeker · 04-17-2006, 05:55 AM

jazz sweet jazz

morning, midday and night

summertime and the living's easy....

patriot · 04-17-2006, 10:05 PM

http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/thebookofseth/617#

By the way, I have this album.

DdC · 04-18-2006, 05:57 PM

Some of the so-called “jazz hounds” who think that their talents show off the best when “high [on Marihuana]” should take a trip to Eloise Hospital and see the wrecked human beings there, gibbering idiots* . .* Now they can’t think at all!
THE KEYNOTE - Jan/Feb 1941 - Detroit Federation of Musicians Union

04-13-2006, 08:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
DdC Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 2,088 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 47 Thanked 570 Times in 378 Posts	The shocking truth about jazz The shocking truth about jazz Via Drug WarRant Via Libby at Last One Speaks comes this rather humorous study of jazz musicians, drugs and mental health. The startling conclusion? Jazz musicians like to use drugs and also have unusual, often troubled minds. I've known some jazz musicians, and other creative people of the same mental intensity. The answer is that they are afflicted with a rare form of genius. British Study Reveals Relationship Between Jazz, Drugs and Mental Health What does jazz, drugs and mental problems have in common? It appears a lot. [Testifying before Congress in 1948] Harry Anslinger: "I need more agents." Senate: Why? Anslinger: "Because there are people out there violating the marijuana laws." Senate: Who? Anslinger: "Musicians... And I don't mean good musicians; I mean jazz musicians." Tight Like That Gage By Louis Armstrong * Thread There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing, result from marijuana usage. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers and any others. -- Harry Anslinger, 1937 testimony to Congress in support of the Marijuana Tax Act. Louis & his Hot Five/Chicago; Early 1920s The Setting: by Charles Edward Smith From "Jazzmen," by Frederic Ramsey, Jr. & Charles Edward Smith Harcourt, Brace & Company - New York, 1939 Louis Armstrong & his Hot Five Chicago; Early 1920s Original Album Notes by George M. Avakian Columbia Records Set C-57 __________________ Al Capone and Watergate were red herrings to divert the countries attention from the Fascist acts of eliminating competition. Booze/Ethanol then Ganja//Hemp.

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patriot Liar,Cheat,and Fraud Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: United States of Saudi Arabiaa Posts: 1,675 Thanks: 34 Thanked 149 Times in 100 Posts	Damn Jazz Musicians.... http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/thebookofseth/617# By the way, I have this album. __________________ A true patriot is always ready to stand up against his own government. We can't be using plants that come from the Lord for beneficial purposes. Now hurry up, or we'll be late for church. The bigger the lie, the more people will believe it.-Adolf Hitler Legalizing marijuana won't grow our economy-Barack Hussein Obama 2009

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04-17-2006, 04:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
DdC Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 2,088 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 47 Thanked 570 Times in 378 Posts	"When I came to New York in 1937, I didn't drink nor smoke marijuana. 'You gotta be a square muthafucka!' Charlie Shavers said and turned me on to smoking pot. Now, certainly, we were not the only ones. Some of the older musicians had been smoking reefers for 40 and 50 years. Jazz musicians, the old ones and the young ones, almost all of them that I knew smoked pot, but I wouldn't call that drug abuse." - Dizzy Gillespie, in his 1979 autobiography, "To Be or not to Bop Dance Of The Vipers References to marijuana, under various aliases, abound on early recordings: Here Comes the Man with the Jive; good news If You're a Viper, Viper Mad for Sweet Marijuana Brown; Light Up and Jack,I'm Mellow. Too bad, however, if The G-Man Got the T-Man and All the Jive is Gone, in which case, Save the Roach for Me. These titles (and numberous others) have been collected, remastered and reissued on compilation albums, such as Reefer Songs and Viper Mad Blues. Jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie "As I sat down, I lit my first muggle as Louis [Armstrong] and King Oliver broke into the introductory part of Bugle Call Rag... The muggles took effect, making my body feel as light as my Ma's biscuits. I ran over to the piano and played Royal Garden Blues with the band... I had never heard the tune before, but full of smoke, I somehow couldn't miss a note of it. The muggles had carried me into another world. I was floating high around the room in a whirlpool of jazz." - Hoagy Carmichael, Sometimes I Wonder The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs Contributions from all the greats... Fats Waller, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Buck Washington and more... Re: The shocking truth about jazz davidmalmolevine Pot and Jazz High Society with David Malmo-Levine * Running Time: 25 min * Date Entered: 01 Nov 2003 * Viewer Rating: 9.02 (15 votes) * Number of Views: 2671 Description... From New Orlean's "Storyville" red-light district to Vansterdam's Toker's Bowl 3, tea-heads have been flippin' their lids to jazz music. This show presents historical clips of some hot "vipers" and their "enhanced" performances, including Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa, Cab Calloway, Mezz Mezzrow and co-host Bill Small's swingin' band: The Tall Brothers! Killer show, Jim! Marijuana - The First Twelve Thousand Years The Jazz Era Around the turn of the century, New Orleans became the Marseilles of America, a cosmopolitan port filled with sailors, traders, gamblers, prostitutes, thieves, con men, and gangsters of every nationality. Although every major city in America had its red-light district, New Orleans's Storyville was the best known of all the nation's bawdy houses for not only were the customers entertained by exotic ladies of the night, they were also treated to the strains of a new kind of music called jazz, played exclusively in these whorehouses by black musicians. Lester Young Lester "Prez" Young was one of the giants of the tenor saxophone.* He was the greatest improviser between Coleman Hawkins and Louis Armstrong of the 1920s and Charlie Parker in the 1940s.* From the beginning, he set out to be different:** He had his own lingo;* In the Forties, he grew his hair out... ...In 1944, Young was drafted in the Army. * Going from bohemian to rigid institutional life didn't set well with Young and when he was caught smoking marijuana, he was court-martialed and spent months in detention. * He came back a fine player, but his light, airy, happy tone had left and his music had a darker side to it. Famous Friends of Cannabis Duke Ellington (1899 -1974) American jazz musician A quote from Duke Ellington (smoked pot every day but could never take anything else) "jazz was born on wiskey, raised on marijuana, and will die on herion." After the war effort herion use became very prevelent in the jazz community, most popularized by young musicians idolizing Charlie Parker, who was a notorious herion addict and actually signed half of his music rights over to his drug dealer in a contract form for over three years. * The History of music and marijuana Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4 American High Society San Diego jazz icon explains the ‘mad genius’ Charles Mingus and why marijuana used to be a lot cooler In the 1950s, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics had a file called “Marijuana and Musicians” which had surveillance notes on Cab Calloway, Louie Armstrong and other jazz musicians. Do you think drugs were part of jazz’ appeal? Years ago, the only people who indulged in that kind of stuff were the artistes—the writers, the painters, the musicians, the philosophers, the people who were into thinking. These are the people who were like subterraneans.

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Peace seeker free the herb Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 6,830 Thanks: 749 Thanked 530 Times in 376 Posts	jazz sweet jazz morning, midday and night summertime and the living's easy....

04-18-2006, 05:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
DdC Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 2,088 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 47 Thanked 570 Times in 378 Posts	Some of the so-called “jazz hounds” who think that their talents show off the best when “high [on Marihuana]” should take a trip to Eloise Hospital and see the wrecked human beings there, gibbering idiots* . .* Now they can’t think at all! THE KEYNOTE - Jan/Feb 1941 - Detroit Federation of Musicians Union

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