Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Jazz's Bittersweet Tale: Lester Young's Legacy in 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat'
Lyrics
He put all of his soul
He invested all of his passion and emotions.
Into a tenor saxophone
He expressed himself through a tenor saxophone.
He had a way a talking
He had a unique way of communicating.
't was a language of his own
His communication style was distinctive and personal.
Life story love and glory
The music encapsulated his life experiences, love, and moments of glory.
If you listen when he plays it for you
If you pay attention while he plays, you can hear his life story.
Now listen and listen, and dig it
Emphasizing the importance of listening.
Can you dig it?
An invitation to understand and appreciate the music.
Lester Young is playing what is feeling
Lester Young expresses his emotions through his playing.
Dealing and dancing you home
He is creating a musical journey, guiding and entertaining you.
When Charlie speaks of Lester
Charlie Parker acknowledges the greatness of Lester Young.
You know that someone great has gone
The mention of someone significant passing away.
The sweetest swinging music man
Lester Young, a remarkable and melodious musician.
Had a Porkie Pie hat on
Describing Lester Young's distinctive pork pie hat.
A bright star in a dark age
Recognizing Lester Young as a shining star in a challenging era.
When the bandstands had a thousand ways
Highlighting the diversity and challenges faced in the music industry.
Of refusing a blackman admission
References the discrimination faced by black musicians in gaining entry to bandstands.
Black musician in those days they put him
Black musicians were often marginalized during that time.
In an underdog position
They were positioned as underdogs in the music industry.
Cellars and chittlins
Refers to the challenging environments like cellars and the limited opportunities (chittlins).
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