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1950s? James Dean? I vaguely remember speculating in some piece that cool lies in being a master of technological modernity without being defined by it. Usually goes with a powered artifact like a motorcycle. Spirit machine. Mastering a horse made you heroic but not cool.
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Does cool in jazz have the same connotations as cool in general culture? I’ve always thought of it as more of a detached, cerebral version of the more involved depressive mood of the blues. But general cultural cool is more shallow.
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