Jelly Roll
Subtitle: A Blues
By: composed & arranged by Kevin Young.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Knopf
Published: January 14, 2003
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780375414602
Subjects: African Americans -- Poetry.; Blues (Music) -- Poetry.
Genres: Poetry.
Description: In a collection of poetry inspired by the rhythms of the blues, the poet blends traditional lyric diction with African American idiom to create such verses as "Stride Piano," Gutbucket," and "Can-Can."