Pretty much everything about this article, written two years ago and shared over a hundred thousand times since, is wrong. “While faster tempos can get you up and going,” writes Dan Scotti, “slower ones—such as the standard tempo of jazz music—will soothe both the mind and body.”
So…slower tempos are standard in jazz? That’ll come as quite the surprise to every jazz musician I know.
Then there’s this howler: “If you guys have a test coming up, or just want to be more creative—and more inspired—I recommend all of you download Coltrane’s entire discography, and start there. I have a feeling you’ll enjoy studying a lot more.” Mr. Scotti has clearly never listened to anything released after A Love Supreme.
That said, however, the article’s headline is at least two-thirds correct. Not only are we jazz listeners smarter and more creative, we’re also devastatingly handsome.
by Linda