there isn’t a whole lot to do
the mansions look baronial,
the vibe, mostly colonial
the weather may be hot for some
but it’s a vast improvement from
the Southwest, where the heat index
is positively Hades-esque
The Fretboard crew – three-fourths, at least –
have thus decamped to the Northeast
and hence, this bit of verse oblique:
the Letter will be back next week
Till then, dig Ethan Iverson
not so much for the transcriptions
as for his thoughtful closing muse
on Gershwin, changes, and the blues.
A History of Jazz in Four Versions of 'Lady Be Good'
