Velvet Be-bop Kente ClothThis collection is the third in a trilogy of poetic works created by Sterling Plumpp to allow audiences to explore the language of music articulated through the nuances of jazz, blues, and bebop. |
Common terms and phrases
alien atmospheres axe's bags miles mingus Be-Bop Be-Bop/A Bird Bird's birth blow blues body Boppers born break breathe buddha color corner gumbo shadow cross Dizzy dogon door dreams eat tswana banana epic eye no way/Say feel field fingers folks Fred Fred say freedom ghetto talk give goober dust Hallelu/Jah hand He/Riff hear hello horn I/Blow improvisation inside invent It/Be jelly jelly jelly killing land language light limbo moonwalk ghetto limpopo and congo lyric melodic memory mercy black night MICHIGAN Miles monk myth needle night of/Be-Bop of/Nothing one's pain play reed rhythms riff riffing rising rite road round say/Bird say/He say/I seeking shake side silences song sotho soul speak spirit stop tell tenor thing thunder Velvet voices wanna wind wings xhosa zulu eat