This is not a blues tune but...I woke up this morning and snowflakes were floating to the ground.
I stepped outside to partake of the morning ritual (retrieving the news papers) and, as we like to say in New England, it smelled like snow. It's really an odd thing, but when a snowstorm is approaching it really does bring a distinctive smell.
I have been dreading the arrival of winter this year ("I'm not ready!!! Where'd I put those danged shovels?!!"). Mostly though, I just love it all. The snow, the cold, the muddy boots walking across the living room floor (ok, not really that last thing). But like other things we can do nothing about (death, taxes, more Tupac Shakur releases) those seasons bull their way into our lives.
So what kind of music reminds you of the arrival of winter? Holiday stuff? George Winston? Kenny G's Wonderbread-ish, shellac-coated "White Christmas"?
The sorta glacial movement of the seasons, winter in particular, tips me toward the music of Philip Glass. Music With Changing Parts is especially well-suited as the main motif is set up and then changed very, very, very...slowly.
It's like a musical kaleidoscope that's turned one degree per hour.
(First posted on Mark Is Cranky)
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