“You call it swing, but what I’m saying is it’s a rhythmic sophistication that causes a euphoric reaction, and on a folk level that reaction can go anywhere from sensual feelings, to partying, to dancing, to actual meditation… That positive feeling can actually cause healing.
I sincerely believe that’s one of the main purposes for rhythm, if not for music period, to cause that kind of healing effect.”
– Billy Hart, Billy Higgins memorial roundtable, by Ted Panken
[h/t to @thenuge at DFO for the link]