Music a reflection of who we are

I've often felt that music best expresses emotions and moods, better than visual images or words. Music is a universal language - how a guitarist bends a note, or a horn player breathes life through their instrument can convey an emotion that is universal. The emotion will conjur a memory or become associated with an experience, triggering additional feelings. The beautiful interplay between Miles Davis and John Coltrane on Flamenco Sketches comes to mind. It's such a luxurious, laidback track to put on at the end of a long hard day - no words are needed. The weight of the world vanishes like smoke when you let yourself get sucked in.