Friday, November 9, 2007

beowulf of jazz...

Oh!
Oh! Jazz!
San Francisco The Shine Cafe
New Orleans Bay Yards
NYC The Smokehouse
Oh! Jazz!
Blinding alto horn
Saxophone skedaddle man
Skedaddle!
Beowulf
Beowulf of Jazz,
Man
Greg Jerry Gerry
Frank
& Arnie
Bird
Bird
The baddest cats,
Man
Buddha
Bebop
Lotus Blossoms
Fell
Fall
Float
Kiss
The song
Ringing
Sung
In the Warrior's ear
Leap a
Bebop
Do re
Me
Fa so la ti
Dough
Leavened baked
&
Packed beside
The quiver mutes mics & music sheets
For the journey jazz
Chet Clifford
Beowulf
Buddha
Bebop
Just one of those things
D'Ambrosio
Krall
Flew to the moon
Fly to the moon
Lonliness
On Ocean Drive
The beaches
The shores
Stones & sticks
Boodle de bop
Buddha
Bebop
Peace
In that world
The Isle of Fin
Alto saxophone raised
Pointed
At peace
Basses & drums rattled
Piano prattled
A haunting melody
The Chan Cho clash!
Sssssssssssssss...
Fire and water!
And then we thought
And then we saw
And then we heard
Wistfully
Then
Then
A seagull peeked over the el
And sang
A pretty girl
Is...
The princess in town
To follow
Bow & arrow
Gifting
Of onion breads
And jazz!
Oh! Jazz!
Rattles
Prattles
Clashes
Buddha
Bebop
Beowulf & The Lady Day
Lady
Booooda de bebop

february 2007...