New Jazz Poets

A unique subgenre, the history of jazz poetry runs parallel to the musical movement, in which jazz and its artists serve as a muse for the authors. This collection of New Jazz Poets represents the evolution of this art form after several decades of its practice and includes celebrated poets Ishmael Reed, Peter La Farge, Joel Oppenheimer and Paul Blackburn, who are each capable of making jazz heard by using words alone.

Track Listing

101	Jitterbugging in the Streets Calvin Hernton	05:58
102	The Second Coming John Morgan	01:53
103	Autumn, 1964 Peter La Farge	02:41
104	March on the Delta Art Berger	01:12
105	From the Valley of the Shadows Ree Dragonette	01:07
106	If I Ride This Train Joe Johnson	01:32
107	African Memories Joel Oppenheimer	01:39
108	Lady Day Spring Ronald Stone	03:25
109	Listening to Sonny Rollins At the Five-Spot Paul Blackburn	01:08
201	Canto 4, Six Cylinder Olympus Percy Johnson	00:57
202	The Jackal Headed Cowboy Ishmael Reed	03:12
203	Kauri Will Inman	02:04
204	Elvin Jones Gretch Freak David Henderson	05:43
205	Poem to Americans Gerald Jackson	01:58
206	Poems From Oklahoma Allen Katzman	00:57
207	Gyre's Galax Norman Pritchard	01:51
208	Asian N***** George Preston	02:31
209	Poem for Adolph Eichman John Harriman	01:25
210	I Am a Multitude Allen De Loach	02:52
211	To Jackie In Jail Stephen Tropp and Howard Hart	03:09
212	Poem to Ernie Henry Gloria Tropp	01:12