Monday, February 18, 2008

February 18, 2008

Howlin' Wolf

Hubert's lines cajole
300 pounds of heavenly joy --
roar of the El above

-- Dan Hanrahan



Jimmy Smith

soul jazz key click cat
electromechanical
master on Hammond

-- Kate Ryan Hudson


Ornette

Shapes of jazz all his own
Angles, lines of math unknown
See-hear what Coleman’s sewn

-- Mark Zeigler



Dexter Gordon

Be Bopping 'til dawn
A hipster's dream with wings
the notes float , and we fly

-- Beverly Slaughter



Bessie

Last studio date
brought in unknown stick licker
Benny remembered

-- Eric Beaumont

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