Bessie Smith

Romare Bearden

One of the most wonderful artists. Very American. His work works like jazz. It doesn’t sit still. It moves. Everytime I look at his work I feel… proud. It makes me smile. And sad. That more Americans don’t appreciate this jewel.

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The Saints of Jazz – a cover

Well this is it. My cover for the book The Saints of Jazz. It is the layering of three faces, Dinah Shore, Nina Simone, Anita O’Day and Ivie Anderson. I think it turned out rather well. Now I have to find a publisher or some way to wave the flag in public. Maybe I’ll send it to Bob Dylan. (A remark right off the top of my head. Probably because I’ve been listening so much to his last 2 CDs which are wonderful.)