Jazz for aficionados

I was listening to Etta Jones, "Don't Go To Strangers" and it was sounding so good; that made me think of the fact that good music never gets old. I heard this in 65 for the first time, and it sounds just as good, if not better today, than when I heard it then.

Personnel: Etta Jones: vocals; Frank Wess: flute, tenor saxophone; Richard Wyands: piano; Skeeter Best: guitar; George Duvivier: bass; Roy Haynes: drums.

Not just the vocals, but every note was singing; that caused me to think about the musicians on that album; they are stellar. Sometime I don't listen to the musicians as much as I did today, but if you focus on the music, the album will sound even better.


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBLaJtXbpRg


Enjoy the music.

Rok, that was some real honest to goodness "New Music" Chico Freeman is so original; that's on order, and I know it will get a lot of repeat play.

No matter which bias we might have, there is something called 'Ethics'.

We are lucky enough that some great minds took lot of time and effort to come up with some principles. So, if you dont mind, I will post some, from one 'German guy.' (perhaps Rok new the dude.....joke)

Kant characterized the  ' Categorical Imperative', as an objective, rationally necessary and unconditional principle that we must always follow despite any natural desires or inclinations we may have to the contrary. All specific moral requirements, according to Kant, are justified by this principle, which means that all immoral actions are irrational because they violate the CI.

Furthermore, he describes two subsidary principles... The Universal Principle of Right, which governs issues about justice, rights and external acts that can be coercively enforced, holds that “Any action is right if it can coexist with everyone’s freedom in accordance with a universal law, or if on its maxim the freedom of choice of each can coexist with everyone’s freedom in accordance with a universal law”

The Supreme Principle of the Doctrine of Virtue, which governs questions about moral ends, attitudes, and virtue, requires us to “act in accordance with a maxim of ends that it can be a universal law for everyone to have”

I would be a lot more receptive to Kant if he had not been German.   Those people can 'logically' justify anything.

Instead of the 'Categorical Imperative' principle, I prefer the American system.  That is Government by, for and of the People.   Logical or not.

Kant's principles depend on someone defining the terms 'moral' and 'right'.

Remember, no German Law was violated during WWII.

Cheers

If we put obvious written prejudices about Germans a side, do you talk about 'American system' as something that exists in praxis?
Unfortunately, it seems that many Americans would object the way the systems is treating them and beter not to start what woud people from many different parts of the world would have to say about that 'system' as well. Not only in present time....