Jazz.
What a marvelous word, don't you think? Jazz is my favorite kind of music. It is, if you will, my soul music. Great singers like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole. I wish I could sing like them. I wish I could swing like the big bands of Count Basie and Duke Ellington, for it would just make me happy. Perhaps one day I will. I hope to at least be able to jazz improv on the piano, haha. (Huzzah for college!)
What is soul music, you say? Soul music is the music that no matter what mood you're in, makes your heart pick up beat and your ears sharpen. Soul music is the stuff that can bring you to hell and back in a good mood. It's kind of like your dog (not that I've ever had a dog...) in that it's always your friend, regardless. (Yes, music can be your friend). Soul music is the song that you can belt out to and feel great afterwards, everytime. Aaaaah yeeah.
I grew up with my soul music. I'm not sure if you ask one of my friends about me if they'll say,"Oh yeah! Veda loves jazz." However, it will always be in a description of myself provided by myself. I believe music can shape you, and I believe jazz has shaped me. (I think I'm much more mellow because of it, haha(and obviously all kinds of music can contribute to this shaping, but that's much too broad a topic)).
So yeah. Find your soul music. Find out what it is that makes you jive, then just have it around for when you need it. Jivin' be good foe da soul, mahn.
