Jazz.
12 notes.
Mebbe a dozen.
Shapes. Strains. Stresses. Chains.
Baa-daa, taa-taa-taa, bop, dee-bop. Sssssssss …
Stop.
Birthed from oppression — suppression.
(Racism. Whites only. Segregation.)
Notes.
Smooth refrains from horns; zippy skiffs from drums.
Bass strings lovingly tapped by dancing blistered fingers.
Ridiculous sticks — slick & meticulous.
1959.
Miles & miles. “Kind of Blue.”
Dave Brubeck, “Time Out”; Charles Mingus, “Mingus Ah Um.”
Ornette Coleman, “The Shape of Jazz to Come.”
Jazz.
12 notes.
Mebbe more.
Super-cool players who knew the score.
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