A Trip in Jazz.
Inspired from a Blog Post by CLAUDIA ...
in dVerse, Gay is asking for a poem topic,
"something" about jazz.
PICTURE CREDIT
Thanks, Claudia
Wow, what a trip!
...enjoyed the ride,
and all the while
playing the tones
--and the deep notes
whew--I love jazz,
remembring when I'd
trouble myself,
try to pick out the tune,
unknowing that just to
let it be happening
is best.
Alas! The beat,
mental gymnastics,
intricate "tonguing"
...scaling heights
then drowning in it all.
Feels like never
will touch ground again,
feet...but finally all
settle into nice, warm,
fuzzy happy again.
Jazz, Love, I've always known
same could be played again,
but never retrieved as before
--being ever a new score,
spontaneous imitations
improvisations
which at once
chill, thrill, "kill".
Jazz, you ghost!
Continually haunting my house,
you keep me
lovingly addicted...
steveroni
2013 Sept
Very cool poem, Steve. I am always impressed with the 'spontaneous imittions, improvisations' that happen in jazz, the way music is played just a slight bit different every time. You've evoked the experience of jazz well, and I can feel your love for it strongly.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary--in my "Ha! Younger days, I fiddled some jazz stuff in a small college group, Cincinnati Conservatory, c.1953-54...
DeleteMay I recommend Diana Krall's Live in Paris ?
ReplyDeleteOK, I listened to her (Paris) just now--and had to turn it off. OR ELSE I'd be sitting here until tomorrow--grin! SHE GOOD! (And I been out of touch!)
DeleteThanks.
ha smiles...now look at this.. i love the never being able to repeat improvisations...they're made for the moment, born into the moment and who wants the exactly same thing twice...smiles... oh i love the feel of this sir...
ReplyDeleteMost cool, Steve-O. You've got the beat, buddy!
ReplyDeleteAH.. so cool and smooth... and yes of nice Jazz in this.. and Diana Krall is good (saw her live in Stockholm once).
ReplyDeletehey i like a nice warm fuzzy happy settle in you know....never two ways the same either cause the music is from the soul and the soul speaks differently daily....but it all good you know...all good...smiles.
ReplyDeleteThis is sit back, tap your foot and keep a silly grin on your kisser poetry. :)
ReplyDeleteI like the jazzy sounds, scaling to heights, then drowning in it all ~ Lovely share Steve ~ Have a wonderful week/weekend ~
ReplyDeletefelt like flying, enjoyed the ride
ReplyDeleteHi Ho STEVERONI - maybeit'sjustme but I think this is my favorite poem of yours EVER! You did it, you said it; defined it, refined it; scaled it and sailed it. IT WAS AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Thanks...
DeleteSteve, this was one hot tamale! Just to console you on the improv, I'm an old jazzer and know that all of Ella's scat, etc., was to a large extent rehearsed. It doesn't really come out of thin air - the greats all practiced their riffs all over the place...
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, I loved this. May jazz continue to haunt your house, pressing you forward! Amy
PS Also love your bass fiddle in the reflection on the masthead!
ReplyDeleteWe can really feel the love of jazz and gigs in your words Steve!
ReplyDeleteAh, how true:
ReplyDeleteI've always known
same could be played again,
but never retrieved as before
I am a public speaker/trainer and I certainly rehearse things (even jokes), but I can never completely reproduce the same thing twice. So, while it may not be 100% improvisation, there is always that live chance element there, taking us beyond ourselves!
As you write: "How True"
DeleteYes, analyzing kills it. Still, it is always tempting to try and unravel things. I know sod all about jazz, but this felt jazzy.
ReplyDeleteHi Steve,
ReplyDeleteThat's one lovely addiction..play me some of that jazz..
Peace, Light and Jazz..taking me to new heights...
Good one!
ReplyDeleteThat close just adds a touch of awesome to an already totally cool poem. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteNice beat Jazz Man!
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed this poem!
Mental gymnastic!!
ReplyDeleteYou should have a strong and muscular brain.
That's what my "friends" called me when I repeated 2nd grade grammar school: MUSCLE BRAIN! I took it as a compliment, which made them laugh all the more.
DeleteJazz makes me happy.
ReplyDeleteI can forget all my problems
Greetings Lilofee
The same with me. Playing is even more freedom of earth bondage. When I am playing, especially these days, all outside of the focus on music making is not relevant.
ReplyDeleteNo care, no worry, no consideration. Just lost in the activity. Spiritually so.
PEACE and LIGHT!
Jazz is madness..
ReplyDeletein good way. It evokes so many emotions..
loved the painting.. it was equally evocative.
Thank YOU, Jyoti.
DeletePEACE!
Thank YOU, Jyoti.
DeletePEACE!
Wonderful...I love jazz, too...all kinds. Spent five years in New Orleans nearly fifty years ago, for nursing school and a couple of years after...so I really got into Dixieland jazz for awhile. Over the years since, I've grown to love many other forms of jazz. It is eternal music, I think.
ReplyDeleteAm in India for six months so I don't hear much jazz here...just Bollywood tunes, chants and the like!!
Only been to New Orleans twice, each time with Cincinnati Symphony on tour.
DeleteGot away from downtown, and almost got beat up during a fight in a Cajan bar.
Over a girl, no less. Lesson: when in foreign land, tread carefully.
U-tube has loads of free jazz, if ya ever wanna hear some, and then go away...
Only been to New Orleans twice, each time with Cincinnati Symphony on tour.
DeleteGot away from downtown, and almost got beat up during a fight in a Cajan bar.
Over a girl, no less. Lesson: when in foreign land, tread carefully.
U-tube has loads of free jazz, if ya ever wanna hear some, and then go away...
Only been to New Orleans twice, each time with Cincinnati Symphony on tour.
DeleteGot away from downtown, and almost got beat up during a fight in a Cajan bar.
Over a girl, no less. Lesson: when in foreign land, tread carefully.
U-tube has loads of free jazz, if ya ever wanna hear some, and then go away...