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life 1 min read 512 views Apr 2, 2017

LIVE JAZZ

BY STREET CRIES

READING BOOKS TO THE SOUNDS OF JAZZ 
ABSORBING TUNES TO A HYPNOTIC PAST

WHERE HORNS ARE BLOWN AND KEYS PLAYED
AT JUST THE RIGHT TONE

ITS A SOULFULL VIBE THAT CREATS A RELAXING
ZONE
PROVIDING THE LATE GREAT DUKE ELLITON A 
PLACE TO CALL HOME

MILLES DAVIS RELEASES RHYTHM EQUAL TO A
HORMONIC CELL PHONE 
THE LOVELY ELLA FITZGERALD VOICE IS MORE THAN 
WELL KNOWN

NATKING COLE SINGS UNFORGETTABLE SONGS THAT
MAKES MONIALISA DREAM

BY ALL MEANS

SPENDING SUMMER TIME IN STORMY WEATHER 
BROUGHT YOU AND BILLE HOLIDAY CLOSER TOGETHER

HOWEVER

NOBODY KNOWS HOW LONG AUTUMN IN NEW YORK
LAST LIKE LOUIE ARMSTRONG

AS I CONTINUE ON
CHARLIE PARKER DISPLAYS LOVE FOR SALE THROUGH
HIS SAXOPHONE

LEAVING A HOT HOUSE OF HUNGRY KISSES FROM 
GENTLEMAN TO MISSES
EQUAL TRUE WISHES

THESE ARE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AMBITIOUS
LEAVING LISTENERS SPIRITS UPLIFTED
WITH TALENTS THAT SAY UNRESTRICTED

BLESSING THE WORLD THEY VISIT WITH THE TIME 
THAT WAS GIVEN

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This is a great tribute to some of Jazz's greatest.

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