The Sunday Poem: “When the Dance Began” by dan smith
and everything was evergreen
the light was so strong
we didn’t realize we were burning-
We were angels
and angels fly forever
February 15th, 2025
and everything was evergreen
the light was so strong
we didn’t realize we were burning-
We were angels
and angels fly forever
February 15th, 2025
While small group swing was shunned by the jazz critical establishment for being too flamboyant and too close a cousin to the emerging (and despised) rock and roll, Richards makes the case that small group swing players like Illinois Jacquet, Louis Jordan, Big Jay McNeely, Joe Liggins, Red Prysock, T-Bone Walker and Ray Charles played a legitimate jazz that was a more pleasing listening experience to the Black community than the bebop of Parker, Dizzy, Bud Powell and Monk. It is a fascinating era, filled with major figures and events, and centered on a rigorous debate that continues to this day – is small group swing “real jazz?”
...April 29th, 2024
“You Know by the Laughter,” by Joan E. Bauer
The Sunday Poem is published weekly, and strives to include the poet reading their work....
Joan E. Bauer reads her poem at its conclusion
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