Word: possession
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Imperfect Perfection. Piano tuning is difficult mainly because the piano is an imperfect musical instrument. It does not possess enough keys to play all the notes in music. (One key, for example, must do for both F sharp and G flat.) The compromise by which piano strings are tuned to represent musical tones that are close in pitch, but not identical, involves a mathematical theory of Einsteinian complexity.* Practically, the problem is to put the piano systematically and artistically out of tune, by equalizing the tonal distances between the black & white keys. In getting each note of the piano just...
...something should be said of their bassist, or rather their ex-bassist, Lloyd Trotman. A bassist of Trotman's calibre is a rare occurrence. He is both an excellent rhythm musician and a fine soloist. Men with technical command of their instruments are plentiful in comparison to those who possess both virtuosity and a taste for good jazz. Here is a man who does more than just "play the notes" and as a result deserves a place on anyone's list of "third world" musicians. But in spite of what some people may lead you to believe, music is more...
...Empire much credit for tangible contributions to Allied victory, said that these services entitled the De Gaulle Government to "the fourth place in the Grand Alliance" against Hitler. And the Prime Minister painstakingly explained the reservations: "We do not wish to commit ourselves . . . without more knowledge than we now possess of the situation in the interior of France...
...fostering a democratic exchange of ideas at a period when broad and tolerant ideas apparently seem taboo. But still greater praise should be given TIME for maintaining a sense of humor in reporting matters of utmost concern and gravity, for in times like these God himself must surely possess a sense of humor in order to endure some of the stupid statements and unintelligent actions which are taking place in our world...
...sound. Lieut. General Ira Eaker, September 1942: "I believe it is possible to destroy the enemy from the air." General Henry H. Arnold, June 1943: "We are going to end [the war] and end it soon by bombing military objectives consistently and with the maximum destructive power that we possess...