Sometimes a simple name can conjure a sound,
produce a tone or mood, or evoke a colour.
Try John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock,
Cannonball Adderley, Wayne Shorter, Charlie Parker.
Say them out loud to enter a world now gone,
where bands chase the elusive rhythm of
adrenaline beating, coloured black and white,
and tinted blue.

Spent this afternoon working to a soundtrack of Blue Note Jazz.
(26.01.25)

© Ben Quant 2025
Photo William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons