Satin Doll ode to Jazz
Satin Doll
She shimmy as she graces the stage to sing. A sly look to her left at a cat calling dream. Cat daddy scattin to Satin Doll
She sings a moment only to him;
IT DON'T MEAN A THING IF YOU AIN'T GOT THAT SWING Do wop, do wop, do wop, do wop, do wop, do waaa ...
Now, she's flattered her eyes are hazed and her cheeks turned rose blush.
Cat man please just let her get through this set. Settle down now don't be a lush!
Satin Doll is captivating even mesmerizing.
She's a sophisticated lady with a band ensemble, who nobody can fool.
Mind, Body, & Soul she brings it on
ever so cool.
He could be a handsome dark latin
catchin' to his Satin Doll.
Cat man just let her get through her set.
Maybe just maybe... a sweet smile or some other nice gesture you will eventually get!
Satin Doll sings octaves so high soaring straight in a midsummer night sky.
A mind blowing dream listening to classic songs, Lester Young's " Almost Like Being In Love", "Fools Gold" to "Body & Soul" .
So magical is Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington's duo magnifique music
A swell collaboration jazz blend of flawless precision.
Well in his mind she's his muse.
Satin Doll's so sharp man' she is one step ahead and already know to choose.
Pardon me Miss uh` ?
Did I see your lovely face in a flower?
A wink of the eye, oh yeah that Satin Doll sees you.
A love affair started so hot and barely
ever cooled off.
Oooh that Cat man (manager) that is...
He is an entrepreneur so her singing is what he's really after. Cat man got a band too. Off of Lennox just around the way.
Satin Doll is his muse day by day.
Oh how sweet it is to embrace love.
But does she really care to let love linger?
In this life many seem to have an angle.
I Am Satin Doll and my music is my one and only love.
About this poem
I love jazz and my father played for me Duke Ellington , Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Wes Montgomery , Lena Horne , Jazz Crusaders, Dave Brubeck, Art Cole, Dexter Gordon & many more...Some of the greats in Jazz artist ...when I was a child growing up. Now being a jazz singer myself ...my hope is this poem will have the style of jazz era I grew up listening to Ellingtonia , Cab Calloway, Glen Miller Orchestra ,John Coltrane, to 1970's Lonnie Liston Smith , Quincy Jones, George Duke, Blackbyrds, David Sanborn, Herbie Hancock, Phyllis Hyman , George Benson, Herb Alpert, Roy Ayers, Spyro-Gyra , Manhatten Transfer Jazz music. more »
Written on July 29, 2021
Submitted by gigicrawford on July 29, 2021
Modified by gigicrawford on August 08, 2021
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A XBC C XDXDEA FF XXXE GG XHXXX XB XIH XI |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,780 |
Words | 346 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 3, 1, 6, 2, 4, 2, 5, 2, 3, 2 |
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