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photo by Claudia Dia, via flickr/CC BY2.0
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Autumn Leaves: Miles Davis
That inner sense of freedom,
a natural balance
with an impulse
to preserve the day,
as the equinox
tilts from a window
with a view of leaves on fire.
The cycle of blues
in a public park,
the elegant air exposed
as fashions parade
with future notes on display.
The fields of funk,
his purity of sound
penetrating early morning streets
heightened by a full October moon,
an instinct for movement
traveling towards
a jazz of universal light.
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Byron Beynon coordinated Wales’ contribution to the anthology Fifty Strong (Heinemann ). His poems and essays have been featured in several publications; Jerry Jazz Musician, The London Magazine, Wasafiri, North of Oxford, Agenda, Poetry Ireland Review and the human rights anthology In Protest (University of London and Keats House Poets). Collections include The Echoing Coastline (Agenda Editions) and A View from the Other Side (Moonstone Press).
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Listen to the 1958 recording of “Autumn Leaves,” with Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone); Miles Davis (trumpet); Sam Jones (bass); Hank Jones (piano) and Art Blakey (drums). [Universal Music Group]
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