Mr. & Ms. Hughes [Milpitas, CA]
We were taught to believe that the planet was completed in Seven days. In that logic; to count from One Day to Two, Three, to the Seventh Day; there was a mechanisms used in maintaining such count; and such was Time. Time existed before anything could exist. Time was the factor by which the first drop of sand and water that amass to the surface of the soil that become the deep sea and the ocean which sustains all organisms that later manifest on the planet including man; and for these reasons Time is God. All Religions are humble attempt by man to define what is indefinable. Time Is God.
© Copyright 2011 Moses Abiola, All Rights Reserve
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Jazz: Ode to the Legend
Ms. Hughes; Talk Jazz to You?
OK Let's talk about Jazz
Did you know that the only Duke that matters was Ellington?
When I mention Luis, I meant Mr. Armstrong.
No matter how many I Count; I end up with Basie.When I feel Dizzy, I was actually thinking of Mr. John Birk Gillespie! It was endlessly.
The other night I dreamt of Oscar, I woke up listening to Peterson instead.
Mr. Davies how many Miles has thou travel?
In Summertime I remember John! Coltrane that is
Chet! No one is Baker than you!
When I am on Holiday I think of Lady Billy
Oh Gracious! Ella how Fitzgerald art thou?
I was on a “date” with Sarah several years ago; believe me it was Vaughan
A bit of Morton on your Jelly Roll that sounds better!
I know of a powerful King! Joe "King" Oliver; that is
Jimmy Dorsey vs. Tommy Dorsey and the winner is: Dorsey
Once upon a time there was a Fela named Anikulapo Kuti
I was Frank when I say Marocco.
I Mingus with Charles
I got advice from a Monk; but because I was in “Walk-Bud”
I came across Thelonious
The other morning, I saw few Birds named Parker, but they couldn't fly like Charlie
Let’s take it to the Max, that’s where we’ll find Roach
I love Rollins on a Sonny day
A Shorter note is Wayne better.
David was the only Newman that I know.
On my trip to the Wess, I discover Montgomery
I always listen to a Fred, even when I am in a Harris
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1. Duke Ellington
2. Luis Armstrong.
3. Count Basie.
4. John Birk “Dizzy” Gillespie
5. Oscar Peterson
6. Miles Davis
7. John Coltrane
8. Chet Baker
9. Billy Holidays
10. Ella Fitzgerald
11. Sarah Vaughan
12. Jelly Roll Morton
13. Joe "King" Oliver
14. Jimmy Dorsey
15. Tommy Dorsey
16. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti
17. Frank Marocco
18. Charles Mingus
19. Thelonious Monk
20. Charlie “Bird” Parker
21. Max Roach
22. Sonny Rollins
23. Wayne Shorter
24. David Newman
25. Wess Montgomery
26. Fred Harris
(c)Copyright 2011, Moses Abiola
OK Let's talk about Jazz
Did you know that the only Duke that matters was Ellington?
When I mention Luis, I meant Mr. Armstrong.
No matter how many I Count; I end up with Basie.When I feel Dizzy, I was actually thinking of Mr. John Birk Gillespie! It was endlessly.
The other night I dreamt of Oscar, I woke up listening to Peterson instead.
Mr. Davies how many Miles has thou travel?
In Summertime I remember John! Coltrane that is
Chet! No one is Baker than you!
When I am on Holiday I think of Lady Billy
Oh Gracious! Ella how Fitzgerald art thou?
I was on a “date” with Sarah several years ago; believe me it was Vaughan
A bit of Morton on your Jelly Roll that sounds better!
I know of a powerful King! Joe "King" Oliver; that is
Jimmy Dorsey vs. Tommy Dorsey and the winner is: Dorsey
Once upon a time there was a Fela named Anikulapo Kuti
I was Frank when I say Marocco.
I Mingus with Charles
I got advice from a Monk; but because I was in “Walk-Bud”
I came across Thelonious
The other morning, I saw few Birds named Parker, but they couldn't fly like Charlie
Let’s take it to the Max, that’s where we’ll find Roach
I love Rollins on a Sonny day
A Shorter note is Wayne better.
David was the only Newman that I know.
On my trip to the Wess, I discover Montgomery
I always listen to a Fred, even when I am in a Harris
----------------------------
1. Duke Ellington
2. Luis Armstrong.
3. Count Basie.
4. John Birk “Dizzy” Gillespie
5. Oscar Peterson
6. Miles Davis
7. John Coltrane
8. Chet Baker
9. Billy Holidays
10. Ella Fitzgerald
11. Sarah Vaughan
12. Jelly Roll Morton
13. Joe "King" Oliver
14. Jimmy Dorsey
15. Tommy Dorsey
16. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti
17. Frank Marocco
18. Charles Mingus
19. Thelonious Monk
20. Charlie “Bird” Parker
21. Max Roach
22. Sonny Rollins
23. Wayne Shorter
24. David Newman
25. Wess Montgomery
26. Fred Harris
(c)Copyright 2011, Moses Abiola
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Rise Again!
Eulogizing [Deity] Robert Nesta Marley
Brother Bob! Weren’t these your prophecies to humankind during your work on this planet earth?
You said “don’t let them fool you” and never have I and never will.
Brother Bob! You said never must I allow anyone to “rearrange me”; Brother Bob! No one even dare to try.
Brother Bob! I watch out for “Bad Card” because there’s “so much trouble in the world”. You even mentioned “how good and pleasant it will be before God and Man to see the unification of all Africans”. For those who are oppressed your message was that they must “stand up for their rights” Brother Bob! You even change regimes without firing a shot; it was your choice of words that chased the “crazy baldheads” out of the great land of Mapungubwe, and the Kingdom of Zimbabwe.
Brother Bob! The youth are upholding your prophecy as even they “Feel it in one drop” yet; they “still find time to rap” as they are conquering disparity with their choice of music; a clear indication of your legacy. And for those who are down, your message to them was to “Lively Up Yourself”
Brother Bob! For the love you share with mankind, may your house continue to be blessed and never shall they “Wait In Vain”, and when they are in need of one, thousands will be delivered to them “by the power of the most high”. And may your Timeless work continue to enlighten our minds forever and ever.
[Sleep well my Lord.]
© 2011 Copyright, MOSES ABIOLA, all right reserved.
Brother Bob! Weren’t these your prophecies to humankind during your work on this planet earth?
You said “don’t let them fool you” and never have I and never will.
Brother Bob! You said never must I allow anyone to “rearrange me”; Brother Bob! No one even dare to try.
Brother Bob! I watch out for “Bad Card” because there’s “so much trouble in the world”. You even mentioned “how good and pleasant it will be before God and Man to see the unification of all Africans”. For those who are oppressed your message was that they must “stand up for their rights” Brother Bob! You even change regimes without firing a shot; it was your choice of words that chased the “crazy baldheads” out of the great land of Mapungubwe, and the Kingdom of Zimbabwe.
Brother Bob! The youth are upholding your prophecy as even they “Feel it in one drop” yet; they “still find time to rap” as they are conquering disparity with their choice of music; a clear indication of your legacy. And for those who are down, your message to them was to “Lively Up Yourself”
Brother Bob! For the love you share with mankind, may your house continue to be blessed and never shall they “Wait In Vain”, and when they are in need of one, thousands will be delivered to them “by the power of the most high”. And may your Timeless work continue to enlighten our minds forever and ever.
[Sleep well my Lord.]
© 2011 Copyright, MOSES ABIOLA, all right reserved.
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