Thinking At Half Speed

Category: Jazz

  • The Machine That Reminded Us What Music Is

    I started with a simple experiment. I asked Gemini, Google’s AI model, to generate a jazz tune inspired by Kind of Blue. Then, after a few attempts that didn’t quite work, I asked it for a jazz standard in the manner of Thelonious Monk. The results were instructive – not because they were terrible, but…

  • Somethin’ Else & Kind of Blue: The Pivot Point

    These are the two most essential jazz albums. Not just in my collection — in any serious music collection. They mark a pivot point in the history of recorded music. Somethin’ Else (Blue Note, March 1958) Cannonball Adderley (Alto Saxophone)Miles Davis (Trumpet)Hank Jones (Piano)Sam Jones (bass)Art Blakey (drums) Kind of Blue (Columbia, August 1959) Miles…