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MILES, KEROUAC, BLOWIN’ WORD JAZZ NOTES

DIG THE GROOVE MAN, IT'S MIGHTY HIGH/
MILES, KEROUAC, BLOWIN’ WORD JAZZ NOTES, TO THE SKY/ LET’S GET DOWN 2IT/KEROUAC INNOVATIVE, REVOLUTIONARY WORD JAZZ WITH STRINGS/MILES AT THE BLACK HAWK, MAN, WHAT A SCENE/
JACK AND MILES WALKED THE WALK AND TALKED THE COOL HIP JAZZ TALK/
NO BLUE MOODS HERE/JUST HIGH NOTES OF WORD SPEAK AND BE-BOP, MILES COOL/
MAN, I’M INTO THIS JAZZ SCENE SO DEEP CRATE DIGGIN’ 4 VINYL ON THE WEEKENDS IS MY GIG/ LOOKIN’ 4  BLUE NOTE JEMS IN THE BENS/SAY BABY WHACHA SAY? / SHE’S ON 2 MILES ALL THE WAY/ SO DIG WHAT MILES SAYS IN HIS RASPY VOICE/ LIKE I GOTTA GETS GOIN’ TO A LATE-NIGHT JAM WITH MONK, DIZ, AND TRANE/I’M OFF THE BANDSTAND, WILL SOMEBODY CALL ME A CAB? /LIKE I’M OUTTA HERE, LIKE YESTERDAY/ (GUITAR SOLO)
TOP DOWN RIDE DEX’S BLASTIN’ FROM THE CAR RADIO/ THE COAST HIGHWAY LEADS THE WAY/ MILES REMANES HIP 2 THIS DAY/ BEAT POETS DIGGIN’ DEEP INTO THE NU BE-BOP SOUNDS THEIR WORDS FLOTIN’ HIGH ON WEED, COKE, AND RYE/ LIKE A CIRCUS ACT FIFTY FEET HIGH/ SO WHAT MILES SAYS, MAN, I GOTTA BOOK 2 A SWINGIN’ LATE NITE PARTY THAT’S OFF THE HOOK/ (ORGAN SOLO) KENNY CLARK, HERBE HANDCOCK, AND DAVE HOLLAND MAKING THE ROUNDS IN HARLEM SURE NUFF/ BACK BEAT 50’S JAZZ  SWINGIN’ WITH JAZZ WORDS/ STEVE ALLEN HAD KEROUAC ON HIS TV SHOW/ GOT HEADS BOPPIN’ THAT NIGHT/ MAN,  THINK IF MILES HIT THAT SCENE/ KEROUAC, MILES, AND STEVE ALLEN/ HORN PLAYIN’, WORD SAYIN’/ PANO PLAYIN’ SET/ SO WHAT DOES MILES SAY?/ I GOTTA BOOK OUTTA HEAR/LIKE MAN, SPLIT THE SCENE/REAL GONE BABY/ LIKE NOW…
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August 25, 2026 at 12:07 AM
This exuberant spoken-word piece captures the rush of Beat-era jazz through its breathless phrasing, hip vernacular, musical asides, and name-rich improvisational flow. The repetition of Miles, Kerouac, and “So What” creates a lively refrain, while the typography and slashes make the poem feel like a fast, freewheeling performance. Soup mail🎺🎷
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