I Dare You
Dizzy
busy bebop maker
proud prankster
mystic mentor
kind kidnapper of
Phil Woods (1956)
Dizzy
his cheeks proclamations
to the power of breath
bursting barriers
on the trumpet’s
slippery soul
Dizzy
his fingers testaments
to the deliverance of
divine demonstrations
of complex syncopation
trigger happy
valve vivacious
harmonious chops
that lick embers
into fast jiving flames
Dizzy
just listen:
Salt peanuts
Cubana Be-Cubana Bop
Manteca
Listen hard &
try not to move
I dare you
be moved
John Birks ‘Dizzy’ Gillespie
Research: https://www.arts.gov/stories/jazz-moments/phil-woods-being-kidnapped-dizzy#audio-file
https://www.arts.gov/honors/jazz/john-birks-dizzy-gillespie
VANESSA SHIELDS, writer 
*snaps her fingers*
On Sat, Feb 6, 2021 at 10:53 AM VANESSA SHIELDS, writer wrote:
> Vanessa Shields posted: ” I Dare You Dizzybusy bebop makerproud > prankstermystic mentorkind kidnapper ofPhil Woods (1956) Dizzyhis cheeks > proclamationsto the power of breathbursting barrierson the > trumpet’s slippery soul Dizzyhis fingers testamentsto the deliverance ” >
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Hi Vanessa,
The trumpet has always fascinated me- and, it does require “breath”.
Louis Armstrong is my all-time favourite- a musical wonder!
Sometimes, a musical instrument is “more than that”- your poem shows this reality!
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