“Rico had no ear for music; he couldn’t even whistle, or distinguish one tune from another. But he liked rhythm. There was something straightforward and primitive about jazz rhythms that impressed him.”
W.R. Burnett, Little Caesar
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
by ldemanski
“Rico had no ear for music; he couldn’t even whistle, or distinguish one tune from another. But he liked rhythm. There was something straightforward and primitive about jazz rhythms that impressed him.”
W.R. Burnett, Little Caesar