Building Nicole's Mama [Patricia Smith - poet] (Tom Aalfs - violin, Uli Frost - drums, Ron Jackson - guitar, Nicki Parrott - bass, Ray Turull - percussion)
Letting Go [Veronica Golos - poet]
Prologue [J.D. Parran] (J.D. Parran - clarinet)
You [Ron Jackson] - Tom Aalfs - Violin, Ron Jackson - guitar, J.D. Parran - flute, Nicki Parrott - bass)
On Labor and Love #3 [Malaika Adero - poet]
Of the First Born [Peggy Ann Tartt - poet] (Essiet O. Essiet - bass, Nasheet Waits - drums)
Dona Maria Greets Her Comadre Dona Luna at the Balcony Window [Rigoberto Gonzalez - poet] (Uli Frost - drums, Nicki Parrott - bass, Ray Turull - percussion)
Bending Light [Tom Aalfs](Tom Aalfs - violin, Ron Jackson - guitar, J.D. Parran - flute, Nicki Parrott - Bass)
Sex Fugue [Golda Solomon - poet] (Bernard Purdie - drums)
Cantaloupe Island [Herbie Hancock] (Tom Aalfs - violin, Uli Frost - drums, Ron Jackson - guitar, Nicki Parrott - bass)
Celebration Dance [Sonilius Smith] (Tom Aalfs - violin, Joe Exley - tuba, Ron Jackson - guitar, J.D. Parran - Sop. Sax, Nicki Parrott - bass)
I Am A Black Woman Song [Shirly LeFlore - poet](J.D. Parran - percussion)
Bodacious Cowgirls [Stephen D. Coleman - poet](Tom Aalfs - violin, Essiet O. Essiet - bass, Nasheet Waits - drums)
Pent-Up House [Sonny Rollins](Tom Aalfs - violin, Ron Jackson - guitar, Debbie Kennedy - bass, Gary Smulyan - bari sax)
Blue Nights [Nicki Parrott] (Tom Aalfs - violin, Uli Frost - drums, Ron Jackson - guitar, Nicki Parrott - bass, Ray Turull - percussion)
Bluebird [Anthony Costantini - poet]
Broken Ends, Broken Promises [Mariposa - poet](Tom Aalfs - violin, Ron Jackson - guitar, Debbie Kennedy - bass)
Jazz Spirit I-excerpt [Golda Solomon - poet](Tom Aalfs - violin, Debbie Kennedy - bass, Gary Smulyan - bari sax)
Just In Time [Betty comden/Adolph Green/Jule Styne](Tom Aalfs - violin, Essiet O. Essiet - bass, Ron Jackson - guitar, Nasheet Waits - drums)
Fancy [Barry Wallenstein - poet] (Tom Aalfs - violin, Debbie Kennedy - bass, Gary Smulyan - bari sax)
Happy Birthday, Louis Armstrong [Elizabeth Conrad Dispenza - poet/ MUSIC: "What A Wonderful World" - R. Theile/G.D.Weiss] (Tyrone Henderson - vocals, Tom Aalfs - violin, Ron Jackson - guitar, Nicki Parrott - bass)
So What [Golda Solomon - poet/MUSIC: "So What" - Miles Davis](Tom Aalfs - violin, Joe Exley - tuba, Bernard Purdie - drums)
tribute: the poet is shiva isis mothermary nefertiti & judy garland [Regie Cabico - poet/MUSIC: "Over the Rainbow" - Harold Arlen/E.Y. Harburg](Tom Aalfs - violin, ron Jackson - guitar, Nicki Parrott - bass)
Po'Jazz is "Poetry in Partnership with Jazz". The CD "Po'Jazz: Takin' It To The Hollow" is a compilation of cuts from poet/producer Golda Solomon's "Po'Jazz at the Center" performance series -- featuring many notable NYC... more » jazz musicians combined with award winning, established and emerging poets. The CD is a unique combination of poetry alone, poetry combined with improvised jazz, and just good jazz alone.« less
Po'Jazz is "Poetry in Partnership with Jazz". The CD "Po'Jazz: Takin' It To The Hollow" is a compilation of cuts from poet/producer Golda Solomon's "Po'Jazz at the Center" performance series -- featuring many notable NYC jazz musicians combined with award winning, established and emerging poets. The CD is a unique combination of poetry alone, poetry combined with improvised jazz, and just good jazz alone.