Blues for bird
By: by Martin Gray.
Publisher: Santa Monica Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955 -- Poetry.; Jazz musicians -- Poetry.; Jazz -- Poetry.
Genres: Poetry.
Description: "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.