pianogonzology: emotion

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Friday, April 3, 2020

Mother Chi . . .

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Like memories, pictures and even sometimes smells,
Emotions evoked by music can explode.
The sources of inspiration are evasive for certain.
For this, it came from a thing called Chicago.

Mother Chi
©2016 Raymond M. Jozwiak
From No Frills

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Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Together . . .

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The moon in June and sweet perfume
Have been used in a million love songs.
But they just don’t belong in a song about you.
Many is the time I want to tell you that I love you.
I tried so hard to write it down in oh so many different ways.
But every word I’ve written seems to come out wrong.
And every catchy phrase doesn’t quite say
All that I want it to say.

We’ll be together
For a very long time.

This hue of blue that I feel without you
Isn’t something a sane man would say.
But I said it today when the words got away.
I want to cut the fat. I want to cut right to the chase now.
I want to tell the world exactly how you make me feel.
But feeling is the easy part; the telling is hard.
Words don’t mean anything until til you try to
Speak from inside your heart.

I need to touch your hand; don’t want to face another day without you.
My lack of voice; articulation of emotion’s overpowering me.
But how can I express these things from deep down inside.
I’m just a mortal man trying to tell you all of these thoughts I can’t hide.

Together
©2016 Raymond M. Jozwiak
From No Frills

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Friday, July 28, 2017

Striving . . .

In a pocket-neighborhood sandwiched between the rolling hills of a 100 acre cemetery and a can manufacturing factory stood the rows upon rows of little brick houses joined at the hip, providing shelter for a multitude of lower, middle-class and mostly blue-collar families, straddling the border of the 'big' city to the west. It was here that our protagonist lived the initial twenty-two years of his life learning about the world, in general, and learning about music. It's only now, after the passing of an additional thirty-eight, and additional learning about the world, in general, and about music, that he speaks through the music, as if it were second nature or even purely instinctual, about events, observations, people, places, emotions, wants, needs, pleasures and pains that have transpired throughout the entire period. Only now, the process of codifying, recording or documenting, if you will, the vignettes of music and lyrics, has somehow become more difficult whether due to a dearth of uncommitted hours or simply an impediment brought about by advancing years or even waning talent. It's not that a desire does not lie beneath the surface of a, what some may label, mundane existence, because surely he does not view his presence on this orb mundane by any means. It seems that the entire process is interrupted, more often than not, by other things and that although the intent is to return to that divine pass-time to complete individual, pre-meditated works, the reality is that only on rare occasions is completion now actually accomplished. He does, however, spontaneously create constantly and prolifically, telling tales of bold, juvenile adventures, characters of shady as well as honorable reputations, encounters with wonders of nature, lessons culled from a multitude of days now spent an memories which elicit a gamut of emotions both mature and not.

Way It Is

©2016 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Saturday, December 17, 2016

Selling . . .

Sales Persons don't sell products. They sell themselves. They can disregard as many facts as they desire to accomplish their goal - making a sale. They know how to stir emotions. They take advantage of the emtional beings we humans are. They say all the right things to us. They promise to help. There is no desire on their part to sincerely help us. They want to sell. When caught up in their siren's song we feel understood and that we will soon be made happy by this person and her 'wares.' If we are not careful, and whether or not their product is what we need or actually everything they tell us it is . . . WE WILL BUY IT!

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Thursday, December 15, 2016

A Story . . .

(from https://theintercept.com/2016/11/09/donald-trump-will-be-president-this-is-what-we-do-next/)
". . . We need a story. . . The core belief of the technocrats who run the Democratic Party is that people rationally evaluate facts and then make decisions. . . In reality, humans all have an emotional, internally consistent story running inside them all the time about the world and their place in it – and if they encounter any “facts” that contradict this story, the facts just bounce right off. Ironically, this is demonstrated by how Democratic technocrats emotionally reject all the evidence for this. . .Trump succeeds at telling a story – and while it’s hateful and bogus, any story always beats no story. Clinton never tried to tell a competing story, making her blizzard of facts meaningless to non-technocrats. Part of Trump’s story was “Muslims are lunatics who want to slaughter your children, we can’t let them in!” Clinton would respond, “An intriguing Harvard School of Government study found our circa-2014 immigration vetting procedures were able to measure radicalization by five benchmarks that [audience loses consciousness].”. . . By contrast, a progressive story would say: “We’ve been bombing the Middle East for 60 years. People there are mad about it just like we were mad about 9/11. Until we stop bombing them a small number of Muslims will always want to retaliate, and some will pull it off no matter what we do to prevent it.”. . . "

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Sunday, September 11, 2016

Haunting . . .

. . . song . . .

(from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_That_All_There_Is%3F)
". . . The song [Is That All There Is? by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller]was inspired by the 1896 story Disillusionment (Enttäuschung) by Thomas Mann. Jerry Leiber's wife Gaby Rodgers (née Gabrielle Rosenberg) was born in Germany, lived in the Netherlands. She escaped ahead of the Nazis, and settled in Hollywood where she had a brief film career in films noir. Gaby introduced Leiber to the works of Thomas Mann. The narrator in Mann's story tells the same stories of when he was a child. A dramatic adaptation of Mann's story was recorded by Erik Bauserfeld and Bernard Mayes; it was broadcast on San Francisco radio station KPFA in 1964. . ."

I remember this song stirring some emotionality in me as a child during the days of the daytime talk-variety televisions shows such as Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin and the like. It's either a very prudent perspective based in reality or a deranged one being expressed by a purely hedonistic personality. Either way, as art, it is the consummate, although somewhat dated, pop song.

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Saturday, February 6, 2016

AEFD . . .

A - Alpha
E - Echo
F - Foxtrot
D - Delta

An instrumental improvisation titled for the four notew which comprise the turnaround which separates each verse (descending chord pattern).d The piece reflects the emotional state of the performer at any given performance and which is intended for inclusion in the upcoming Gonzo Piano release tentatively titled 'No Frills'.

AEFD
©2016 Raymond M. Jozwiak, demo recording by Ray Jozwiak

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Sunday, January 10, 2016

Empathy . . .

em·pa·thy
Pronunciation: primarystressem-pschwa-themacron
Function: noun
: a being aware of and sharing another person's feelings, experiences, and emotions; also : the ability for this

(from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mark-barden-obama-speech_568bf575e4b0b958f65cfd29)
". . . Mark Barden, whose 7-year-old son Daniel was killed during the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, introduced President Barack Obama before his Tuesday speech unveiling new executive actions on gun control.

During his introduction, Barden condemned the lack of action on gun violence in the years since the Newtown massacre.

"In the three years since those 26 precious lives were lost at that school, far too many more lives have been lost to gun tragedies in this country," Barden said. "Far too many people right now who are hearing these words are grieving the loss of a loved one to gun violence. As a nation we have to do better. We are better. We're better than this."

"Every gun-related death is preventable," Barden continued. . ."

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Beating . . .

. . . a dead horse. . . (also known as bitch, bitch, bitch) . . .
I really am an artist. In most senses of the word. I am very sensitive to everything. But I am not however, one for melodramatics. No false or exaggerated emotions and no pop-culture sentimentality. I find it infinitely amazing and entertaining how some folks can drivel on about the Emmys, Oscars or fartzies, or post endless arrays of kitten and puppy videos much the same as I marvel at the gullibility of some of the most intelligent people when it comes to Internet falsehoods, hyperbole or political hyper-spin. In this day and age when we all have an infinite library at our fingertips, there is simply no excuse to fall for such crap.

I also find no need to be a cheerleader. First, I don't have the looks or the physique. Second, I don't have the motivation. Never did. Never will. If a sports franchise happens to be based in my hometown I do not automatically feel a deep and immediate connection. Guess I've simply learned through the years that my personal time is finite and I still don't have enough to expend it upon things in which I AM interested, let alone those in which I am not. I am not begrudging or criticizing those folks who do take an interest in professional athletics. I have family members who do. But, much as in high school when the mantra of 'school spirit' was preached incessantly to my deaf ears, I simply am not feeling it (sports/pop-entertainment) and my life will be no worse off for any lack thereof.

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

A Warm August Night . . .

Ghosts are in the air, they're not visible
but they're there in Frederick on a warm August night
History hides in the cracks of every edifice
in fact, in Frederick on a warm August night

There's magic everywhere, no dazzling tricks
but you won't care in Frederick on a warm August night
Many patriots, crooks and good citizens too,
I've read in books, have been through Frederick on a warm August night

You'll find emotions deep inside those places that you
thought were so good to hide; Frederick on a warm August night
Come flowing through a tear or smile given birth
by artistry of depth and mirth; Frederick on a warm August night

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Sunday, April 6, 2014

Two Days . . .

. . . April 8th (This Tuesday). . .

. . . my latest digital-download-only release "2014" becomes available to the public at large. It seems like a lifetime since I started this project and finally, it's now only two days away. You can get it at http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/RayJozwiak.

2014, like its predecessor Black & White Then Back Again, 2006's Put A Finger On It and my debut release Chromatose, consists of solo, acoustic piano performances exclusively. The compositions are all original, and though they are based in jazz (and contain substantial amounts of improvisation), they also encompass a variety of musical styles while conveying a range of emotions.

Exactly
©2013 Raymond M. Jozwiak
from '2014'
available April 8, 2014 at http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/RayJozwiak

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Coming April 8, 2014 - '2014' by Ray Jozwiak
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Pre-order your copy of "2014" at the iTunes Store NOW

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