in a smokey, dim dance hall, the melodic spell of brass instruments and brassy vocals sets feet on fire & puts hips in a trance. whether robert johnson sold his soul to the devil, louis armstrong gets slapstick with a skeleton, or artists pay homage to the syncretic origins to their beloved genre, golden age jazz & blues are riddled with talk of ghosts, zombies, devils, and- just as spooky- jilted lovers

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