"The aim of jazz is the mechanical reproduction……" — Theodor Adorno

The aim of jazz is the mechanical reproduction of a regressive moment,… - Theodor Adorno
"The aim of jazz is the mechanical reproduction of a regressive moment, a castration symbolism. 'Give up your masculinity, let yourself be castrated,' the eunuchlike sound of the jazz band both mocks and proclaims, 'and you will be rewarded, accepted into a fraternity which shares the mystery of impotence with you, a mystery revealed at the moment of the initiation rite."

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