African American Poet, Charlotte Carter lives in New York and teaches creative writing at Rutgers University. She participates in journals and works as Remedial a publishing house. She lived in Chicago, Canada, North Africa and France. It has always been fascinated by crime fiction
Charlotte CARTER, A baguette (Drumsticks), 2000, Bourgois Cops 2000, Trad. Doury Michel
First, all chapters have titles of jazz standards. Then it's a detective story that ends well for our Nanette heroine, a young black saxophonist.
Notes: In an aggressive tone, I asked: "Who said anything bad about Charlie Rouse? Good God, I will skin the first to say bad things about Charlie Rouse! (P.7) "That had never occurred to me, The topless lady saxophonist. I would be certain to have my place in the annals of jazz" (p.16) "I made dinner listening to the Lady Day / Lester Young that I prefer, and I ironed This year's kisses two or three times "(p.23)" A clean old man apparently focused on the martini made me play Save your love for me three times "(p.28)" Not at all the style of smoky clubs where Monk, Charlie Rouse, Art Tatum and Max Roach (add the name you please) have achieved glory "(p.35)" I attacked with Blue gardenia [...] I chained with Gone with the wind and Street of Dreams [...] I'm What's New, Just Friends, Prelude to a Kiss [...] She wanted On the Street Where You Live [...] I played while he took care of Imagination two customers, and when I pushed Out of This World, he applauded "(p.60-61)" I finally tell him that I played the saxophone on the street, what course my dad and my Mom did not know "(p.105)" Eight lamentations of Abbey Lincoln, with an overwhelming love for dirty "(p.126)" My coffee in hand, I listened to Charlie Rouse in Japanese folk song. I told myself that I would change the CD before you reach the hymn Blessed Assurance (although the label is read This Is My Story, This Is My Song) [...] And it needs more courage just to hear that This is my story, or I'll Be Seeing You, or We'll Be Together Again "(p.137)" I enjoyed a feeble version of Laura, then a pot-pourri Jo Stafford's unfortunate (sic! I did not know he was a man I just imitated well!), then to Ray Coniff Singers Dontcha go 'way mad "(p.183)" The CD that obsessed at the time, Jimmy Scott. He was old now and his voice showed the strange and supernatural enough. He had devoted his talents to a weird-like directory Sorry Elton John. "(P.244).
Also cited: Nancy Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Johnny Cash, Clifford Brown, Sarah Vaughan, Whitney Houston, Della Reese, Sammy Davis, Harry Belafonte, John Coltrane, Edith Piaf, Wynton Marsalis, Thelonious Monk, Big Mama Thornton, Fats Domino, Johnny Ace, Irma Thomas, Etta James, Rolling Stones, Barry White, Dexter Gordon.
Special Literature and Jazz: "Borrowed the library for an anthology of Langston Hughes and a small leather bound edition of Cane by Jean Toomer. "(p.87).
Charlotte CARTER, A baguette (Drumsticks), 2000, Bourgois Cops 2000, Trad. Doury Michel
First, all chapters have titles of jazz standards. Then it's a detective story that ends well for our Nanette heroine, a young black saxophonist.
Notes: In an aggressive tone, I asked: "Who said anything bad about Charlie Rouse? Good God, I will skin the first to say bad things about Charlie Rouse! (P.7) "That had never occurred to me, The topless lady saxophonist. I would be certain to have my place in the annals of jazz" (p.16) "I made dinner listening to the Lady Day / Lester Young that I prefer, and I ironed This year's kisses two or three times "(p.23)" A clean old man apparently focused on the martini made me play Save your love for me three times "(p.28)" Not at all the style of smoky clubs where Monk, Charlie Rouse, Art Tatum and Max Roach (add the name you please) have achieved glory "(p.35)" I attacked with Blue gardenia [...] I chained with Gone with the wind and Street of Dreams [...] I'm What's New, Just Friends, Prelude to a Kiss [...] She wanted On the Street Where You Live [...] I played while he took care of Imagination two customers, and when I pushed Out of This World, he applauded "(p.60-61)" I finally tell him that I played the saxophone on the street, what course my dad and my Mom did not know "(p.105)" Eight lamentations of Abbey Lincoln, with an overwhelming love for dirty "(p.126)" My coffee in hand, I listened to Charlie Rouse in Japanese folk song. I told myself that I would change the CD before you reach the hymn Blessed Assurance (although the label is read This Is My Story, This Is My Song) [...] And it needs more courage just to hear that This is my story, or I'll Be Seeing You, or We'll Be Together Again "(p.137)" I enjoyed a feeble version of Laura, then a pot-pourri Jo Stafford's unfortunate (sic! I did not know he was a man I just imitated well!), then to Ray Coniff Singers Dontcha go 'way mad "(p.183)" The CD that obsessed at the time, Jimmy Scott. He was old now and his voice showed the strange and supernatural enough. He had devoted his talents to a weird-like directory Sorry Elton John. "(P.244).
Also cited: Nancy Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Johnny Cash, Clifford Brown, Sarah Vaughan, Whitney Houston, Della Reese, Sammy Davis, Harry Belafonte, John Coltrane, Edith Piaf, Wynton Marsalis, Thelonious Monk, Big Mama Thornton, Fats Domino, Johnny Ace, Irma Thomas, Etta James, Rolling Stones, Barry White, Dexter Gordon.
Special Literature and Jazz: "Borrowed the library for an anthology of Langston Hughes and a small leather bound edition of Cane by Jean Toomer. "(p.87).
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