The winter fly
one more time once,
as Basie would say.
Fiddling with the mouthpiece,
the winter fly
squeaks.
Banter & clanking glasses,
the winter fly
scolds the front three tables.
Singling out be-bop,
the winter fly
uttered it ruined jazz.
Pete Barbutti called out How High the Moon,
the winter fly
asked in what key?
Pete Barbutti answered
the winter fly,
Hey Man I'm a mechanic.
That year at the Roxy at Newport & around,
the winter fly
played back-to to the audience.
At Club Coca Cola,
the winter fly
meets Dizzy for the first time.
At the Blue Note,
the winter fly
told Ralph Sharon not to leave without signing the guitar player.
In Times Square,
the winter fly
bought a new horn,
- - it was Sonny Rollins's second choice.
Mister Kelly's presents, Miss Anita O'Day...,
the winter fly
suffers a coughing spell.
The contract required arriving at 2,
the winter fly
went on stage at 8.
Further,
the winter fly
demanded Louis the XIV in his dressing room.
A water glass filled with Wild Turkey,
the winter fly
complained of a toothache.