Testimony, a Tribute to Charlie Parker: With New and Selected Jazz Poems

by Yusef Komunyakaa

A collaborative tribute of words and music reflecting the tension and beauty of jazz, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation audio recording with music by Sandy Evans

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa is well known for his jazz poetry, and this book is the first to bring together the verve and vitality of his oeuvre. The centerpiece of this volume is the libretto "Testimony." Paying homage to Charlie Parker,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819574295
• ISBN13: 9780819574299
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"