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much interest as the greatest matters. Because “depth” means
“in interrelation,” not “in isolation.” Depth means insight, not
point of view; and insight is a kind of mental involvement in
process that makes the content of the item seem quite
secondary. Consciousness itself is an inclusive process not at
all dependent on content. Consciousness does not postulate
consciousness of anything in particular.
With regard to jazz, l.p. brought many changes, such as
the cult of “real cool drool,” because the greatly increased
length of a single side of a disk meant that the jazz band could
really have a long and casual chat among its instruments. The
repertory of the l920s was revived and given new depth and
complexity by this new means. But the tape recorder in
combination with l.p. revolutionized the repertory of classical
music. Just as tape meant the new study of spoken rather