At the end of "Sonny's Blues" when Creole was talking to Sonny and his brother it brought out many different ideas of what the role of a jazz musician is. When reading the whole passage it made me think that the role of a Jazz Musician is to be a motivator. Creole pointed out to everyone that even though the message was never new it was necessary. The message of how they suffer is in my mind, since this is before the civil rights movement, was from the past slavory, inequality, and segregation. Next, what delights them is the love for each other. Lastly, how they may triumph is delivering the message of things may seem bad right now, but it wont always be this way. Instead, Africans will have equality and all in all this motivates those who listen.
The music could not just be listened to. While Creole was describing the music Sonny's brother didn't just hear the music anymore he could feel it. He used adjectives that showed he could feel with apprehension filling the air. It gave the feeling of nothing moving in my mind but the music around you. Also, Creole pointed out the fact that the music can only slightly be changed before it ruins the whole feeling of the Blues. When Creole's friends were playing he mentioned that they were pushing the limits just so everybody would be paying attention and not lose interest.
Kevin Ostempowski Post 4
Good interpretation of this passage. I like the idea of the jazz musician as a motivator and how you suggest that Baldwin illustrates this through his choice of words when describing the music.
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