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The Devil Blues
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25 pages18 minutes
Summary
A terrifying encounter at a Jazz gig causes a bass player to travel back to a tragic event.
Publisher: Adrian CallooReleased: Nov 9, 2019ISBN: 9781393927266Format: book
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The Devil Blues - Adrian Calloo
The Devil Blues
Adrian Calloo
Published by Adrian Calloo, 2019.
This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.
THE DEVIL BLUES
First edition. November 9, 2019.
Copyright © 2019 Adrian Calloo.
ISBN: 978-1393927266
Written by Adrian Calloo.
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
The Devil Blues
About the Author
I recall a night long ago, here in the Crescent city, when the blues was still a stranger to me.
My neck caressed by a soft talking angel, her skin smelling of ginger root and wet grass.
The sounds of a summer night under a white moon resonate in my head as I pretend to pluck my double bass, humming the notes. The bass in my humming seems to hang heavy in the small room and the notes swell and linger in the air.
Just moments ago, we were standing outside Chuckie's Bar on Bourbon Street; feet restless and tired.
Wha' ya mean the band ain't got no name?
snapped the show promoter.
A fat blob of black flesh wrapped up tight in a sunflower yellow zoot suit shakes his head fervently, his eyes watching us with distrust.
You better play good, ya hear? Or this money going straight back in my pocket and ain't a damn thing you gone do about it.
The show promoter looks at me and grunts, Ain't got no name for your band. Ya mama gave you a name?
Yeah, she sure did,
I reply.
Whatcha mama call ya?
I shrugged and smiled, which probably looked more like a snarl.
Not professional,
he says,
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