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VIAN Boris (1920-1959).

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VIAN Boris (1920-1959).
L.A.S., [Paris, February 4, 1950], to Joëlle de Fages in Lyon| 5 pages small in-4, envelope.

On jazz. He answers point by point to the questions of his correspondent: " 1° Indeed I tried at the beginning of these articles of Radio 49 to initiate to jazz those who were not. A hopeless task: one can only achieve this by constant listening and all the talk can only be a complement - I don't believe that jazz can be popularized either. He gave a lecture to students, who listened religiously to his lecture "and when I started to put on records, they all went away"... "2° I don't see why people over forty years old would be necessarily backward or fossilized"...3° "What to do to convince those who don't want to understand? [...] The emissions? Yes, but it is the fight around the microphone"... "4° Finally, I would like to point out that I no longer collaborate with Radio 50 on a regular basis, because the editorial staff considers it appropriate that all tendencies be represented and will call upon Panassié, Delaunay, myself if necessary, but will vary the signatories." He recalls "the existence of specialized jazz magazines (Jazz Hot, Gazette du Jazz, Revue du Jazz, Jazz News)" and the Hot Club de Lyon...