JAZZ IS LIFE
Swing into life with with a boogie infusion, take less time to sort out the mess and confusion,
face up and corral and challenge the days tribulations,
hide them away forget calm and perfect chordal creations,
expect next the dents that will stride into our dissonant moments, reconvene reconstruct readjust recompense, listen again and again til that Coltrane solo makes sense, it’s my favorite thing his greatness never relents
it’s not Top 40 or love songs with sugary riffs,the circle of life sometimes is bent to an ellipse, take time to dig into why modal Miles exists , That historical LP none will ever eclipse
Life’s truth proceeds in an Epistrophy measure, like when you find genius conveyed as Monk’s music builds pleasure there’s metaphor and more, note the organized chaos in a disharmonious Thelonius score. Or bet Stan Getz has The Sound in any Philly Arena or when he passes each one in Brazil Ipanema. Thus Said, To Improvisationally be simply polite, life IS Jazz so
Jazz must be Life
Bobby O
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Bobby O (
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- Comment from author about the poem: An updated version that includes more specifics so as to present better when delivered next week at a poetry open mic.
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I have to agree here.This made me revisit the Jazz greats.There should be heard out there.It flows like a Jazz melody.Well done
Wow! You hit on exactly what I hoped to reach. That means a real lot and I’m grateful. Now I have to memorize it so I can deliver smooth and with its intended cadence. Thanks much.
Thank you for your kind words. I’m gonna try to video it and if it’s ok I’ll send you a copy if that’s ok w you?
Cool
The title says it all! And I enjoyed the rhymn! 💫
I’m trying to memorize and work on the cadence and pauses in time for an open mic I’m gonna attend next Tuesday. Hopefully I’ll be able to get it in video. Good or bad I’ll send you a copy. I’m hopeful I stick to my plan and practice a lot this week.
Jaz certainly is life Bobby, I have been listening to it for over seventy years.
Andy
And that has contributed to your wisdom
Your passion is felt Bobby
A great read with some classics mentioned
A jazz battler
Quite the combination
Many strings to a talented bow
Yes, just like a Coltrane riff...very well crafted.
Means a lot coming from you. I have your first book “bullfrog ..,” and learned from it, especially about how focused attention to even tiny detail not only allows for opportunity to paint dramatic vignette but to retool it as a runway that tension or humor or angled thought can live and also skillfully deliver the intended impact of the piece. Thanks fir the read
Thank you. I greatly appreciate the support. My new book is my biggest endeavor yet. 500 plus pages. I enjoy your writing.
Almost prophetic, so there is hope since we have jazz-This was unintended melody -I hope that you had a reading or an open mic…
It’s coming up this Tuesday the 17th. I’ve actually tinkered more with the piece and finally settled on a solid version. So now the task of memorization lies ahead and then the crafting of delivery , pauses, sleep, emphasis on phrase and volume and techniques to engage audience. I’m thinking I’ll have a friend video and whether result is good or bad I’ll send a copy cuz I like you extra.
That will be wildly lit and I’ll be looking forward Bobby O!
Jazz transcends my mind. It brings me to a place unreachable by any other genre. A moving verse you’ve written, Bobby.
I might say those exact words emoting about Jazz.
For me much of my foundational understanding begins with the greatest LP ever,
Miles / Kind of Blue
Coltrane
Monk Wayne Herbie et al
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