Bb5a31f81ClaimEighteenth-century British caricaturist James Gillray produced satirical cartoons mocking the British royal familyAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBen Ratliff selected the track 'Canto a Ebioso' by Grupo Folklórico y Experimental Nuevayorquino for the Bronx section of his New York City Marathon playlistAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBen Ratliff authored the book 'Run the Song' about the interplay between running and musical listeningAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimEric Dolphy's composition 'The Prophet' features sequential solos by Eric Dolphy on saxophone, Booker Little on trumpet, and Mal Waldron on pianoAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBen Ratliff selected the track 'Chic Cheer' by the disco band Chic for the Brooklyn section of Ben Ratliff's New York City Marathon playlistAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBen Ratliff selected Run-DMC's song 'Slow and Low' for the Queens portion of Ben Ratliff's New York City Marathon playlistAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBen Ratliff selected the instrumental song 'Bourgie Bourgie' by Ashford & Simpson for the Manhattan segment of Ben Ratliff's New York City Marathon playlistAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAs of November 2026, the Village Vanguard is a subterranean jazz club in New York City that has operated for over 90 yearsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBob Ludwig played the track 'So What' from Miles Davis's 1959 album Kind of Blue for Ben Ratliff in Bob Ludwig's studioAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBen Ratliff wrote a concert review for Ben Ratliff's high school newspaper after attending a Miles Davis performance as a teenagerAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe track 'Canto a Ebioso' is an example of Cuban rumba music featuring polyrhythmic drums and vocalsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimRun-DMC's track 'Slow and Low' features the repeated refrain 'slow and low, that is the tempo.'AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBen Ratliff came to appreciate the structure and perseverance of Mal Waldron's piano solo on 'The Prophet' while running to the recordingAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBen Ratliff studied writing in college under Gary Giddins, who was then the jazz critic for The Village VoiceAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBen Ratliff coined the term 'running a song' to describe using running as an active method to engage with musicAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBen Ratliff visited mastering engineer Bob Ludwig at Bob Ludwig's recording studio in MaineAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBen Ratliff felt unable to connect with or feel immersed in the recording of 'So What' during a listening session in Bob Ludwig's studioAgreeDisagree