Small Things

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Roy Nathanson has had a varied career as a saxophonist, composer, bandleader, actor and teacher. He became the leader and principal composer of the Jazz Passengers, a six piece group that he founded with Curtis Fowlkes in 1987. They have toured Europe many times and played at major festivals in Finland, Germany, Italy, France and Switzerland, as well as the J.V.C. Festival in New York, the Du Maurier Festival in Canada and toured throughout the United States and Canada. The band has recorded eight albums since their debut release. more »

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I only know some small things,  
She was speaking to the saxophone in a intimate way 
All because she saw in the saxophone a kindred spirit.  
The saxophone was old 
It played fancy all over it many years, 
but when it spoke simply 
she could see its metal neck relax.  

Any time the saxophone
played a few repeating eight notes,
an intervallic twist 
or just a simple triplet 
repeated some of that over and over
she felt a harmony emerge


I know some medium sized stuff too,
she told the saxophone 
but it's the chewable things I really trust, .  
When you make broad connections
 I tend to blur, 
 I think it's neurological.
And the saxophone said


Dajiba  Dajiba dagiba  baba,  
 Dajiba Dajiba dagiba  baba, 
 Dajiba!  Dajiba! 

Maybe so, she sighed.  
Even small stuff is really hard to say ,

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