Jam Sessions

by Dick Lourie

The title poem is cast in the form of a dialogue between Blues and Jazz--two old friends whose paths have repeatedly crossed and diverged over the last hundred-plus years. They chat about their respective histories; about politics; about their music--what they share and how they differ; about race and racism, and the paradoxes of the Harlem Renaissance era. The conversation culminates in a good-natured though competitive card game of their own...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934909653
• ISBN13: 9781934909652
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Hanging Loose Press
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"