Blues for bird
James Martin Gray · 1983
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About the book
"Blues for Bird is Martin Gray's biography of Charlie Parker. Written entirely in trimeter, the epic biographical poem dances nimbly along in a way that echoes Bird's blazing, fast-fingered solos. Gray's marvelous use of language reflects the rhythms of jazz and the beat that lies at the heart of bebop. Indeed, Blues for Bird is like a piece of jazz itself: exciting, innovative and constantly surprising. It is a welcome addition to the library of any jazz or poetry aficionado."--BOOK JACKET.
First sentence: Hear the tale of a Bird his flights upon the horn for almost twenty years beginning at fifteen ending at thirty-four.
Book details
- Year
- 1983
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Ekstasis Editions
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 96
- ISBN
- 9780921215646
Data source: Wikidata
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