Signs Along The Road: Poems

By Henry Grimes

Poetry. African American Studies. There is a fine line between self-emancipation and existential oblivion, as the life of Henry Grimes and the poems of SIGNS ALONG THE ROAD clearly illustrate. A master bassist who played with the likes of Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk and Gerry Mulligan, he also sent tremors through the free-jazz world with the definitive style of his bass work in pioneering ESP recordings by the Albert Ayler Group. And then came his free fall through the oft-cited but virtually nonexistent "social network." Henry Grimes disappeared from the public eye for decades, until a social worker and jazz enthusiast rediscovered him in L.A. in 2002. He has since returned to the stage again--with a breathtaking presence, to achieve worldwide success with his music and writing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3000201424
• ISBN13: 9783000201424
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Buddy's Knife Jazzedition
• Length: 131 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.