Charlie "the Bird" Parker

I shot this amazing tribute to Charlie "The Bird"Parker in his hometown of Kansas City ,Missouri home of the American Jazz Museum which housed this amazing sculpture.

It was a pleasure considering I had a phrase in reference to him in the poem which was also the name of the exhibit "If Jazz was a Color?"

By Jacquelyn Hughes Mooney©98






I f jazz was a color, what color would it be?

Blue as in 'mo better?
Cobalt, azure teal,
Sapphired, indigoed midnight sky?

If jazz was a color..it'll fire up red hot!
Cinnamon salsa, mustard tinged lavender lace.
Improvising multiple patterned hues & blues..

RHYTHMS!!

Effortless blacks & whites!
Shading elegant brocades in smoky velvet
Coltraned…

Billie, Sarah, Duke.
Fly a way Bird!
Groove on Wash- ing- ton!
(No Kenny G here)!

Miles awake,
Miles high!
Miles wide

Colors erupting like a Cannonball!
If jazz was a color, the color would be what the eyes see...
Blue! As in mo betta…
Yeah
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