BasicBasie

=Basic Basie= Kamau Brathwaite

Hunched, humped backed, gigantic the pianist presides above the rumpus, his fingers clutch the

chords, dissonance and discord vie and vamp across the key board

his big feet beat the beat until the whole joint rocks, it is not romantic but a subtle fingering exudes a sweet exotic

fragrance now and then, you'll recognize the fragrance if you listen well, this flower blooms and blossoms, till

brash boogie woogie hordes come burgeoning up from hell blind and gigantic Kamau Brathwaite