Ugly beauty is a French expression, “Jolie laide ” which translates loosely to finding beauty in the unconventional and imperfect. The last occurrence in popular culture was in 1981, with the song Laide, Jolie Laide,” written by Serge Gainsbourg. I’ve always thought it means a dissonance in one’s features. Like a Picasso cubist portrait of his wives and mistresses!
Pianist Michael Wolff has Tourette syndrome, and he is absolutely convinced that it was responsible for some of Monk's quirks. Obviously it never hindered their creativity.
Ugly beauty is a French expression, “Jolie laide ” which translates loosely to finding beauty in the unconventional and imperfect. The last occurrence in popular culture was in 1981, with the song Laide, Jolie Laide,” written by Serge Gainsbourg. I’ve always thought it means a dissonance in one’s features. Like a Picasso cubist portrait of his wives and mistresses!
No jazz musicians composed “All The Things You Are” nor “Body And Soul”.
Yes, you are correct. Pardon my confusion.
a quote i wrote years ago
“ugly cannot be pretty
but ugly can be beautiful”
Pianist Michael Wolff has Tourette syndrome, and he is absolutely convinced that it was responsible for some of Monk's quirks. Obviously it never hindered their creativity.
Ugly beauty comes from