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“Listening to Coltrane”
is a signed, limited edition broadside
printed in an edition of 10
of which this is #
printed by squid ink press
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Listening to Coltrane
Hunkered down
listening to Coltrane’s
Once in a While
and the smooth flow
of his sax, a whiskey
beside me, thinking
of those Jazz-infused
moments before life
began to drift away.
A slow start —
beautiful and lyrical
with a hint of the infinite
flowing into an experience
only poets can grasp.
No runaway ‘trane here —
only a bluesy and sad tune,
a quest for ecstasy,
world-weary and wistful,
smooth and quavering,
with words that repeat
and repeat in my mind….
Think of me . . .
once in a while.
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Russell Dupont is an artist and an author whose artwork is included in a number of public and private collections. He has published two novels, King & Train and Waiting for the Turk; two books of poetry; and two non-fiction chapbooks. His essay, “The Corner,” is included in the anthology Streets of Echoes. His work has been published in various newspapers and literary magazines. He was the founder & publisher of the literary magazine,.the albatross.
Visit his website by clicking here
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Listen to the 1958 recording of “Once In a While,” with John Coltrane on tenor, Wilbur Harden (trumpet), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Howard Williams (piano), Alvin Jackson (bass), and Art Taylor (drums)
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