We met in the coffee bar,
This man and me.
We chatted and laughed,
Then we talked about music,
Music is my life
And he too enjoyed it.
I told him I liked jazz,
And he said he did not like it.
So I told him about jazz,
How different the styles were.
I suggested he listened to Chet,
Chet Baker, my favourite trumpeter.
We met a few days later
And he said how good it was.
So we talked about him
And I mentioned others he might like.
I came home and now I have,
I have a little list
Of jazzers he may like.
Chet comes first
With Oscar close behind
And Brubeck’s there of course
With Louis and Ella.
Glen and Benny are there
Jacques is also there,
And of course she’s there,
Beegie Adair is there,
I have her on my list,
A list that is such short
As there are so many,
So many jazzers in my life,
So many more for him to hear.
So much music,
So little time.