Poetry+Jazz: A Magical Marriage - Unique CD Audiobook!

“Poetry+Jazz: A Magical Marriage” is exactly that — an intertwining of two deep art forms to create something brand new — an audio book CD unlike anything done previously.

It consists of:
– World-class poetry (Rilke, Rumi, Rexroth, etc.), accompanied by recordings of
– World-class jazz compositions (Clare Fischer, Maria Schneider, Stan Getz, etc.), and read by
– World-class readers (including Rumi’s most-loved translator, Coleman Barks).

The results are full of deep emotion and beauty, as you can tell from the sample tracks below. Happy listening to these ‘marriages made in heaven!’



Includes:

1. “Inversely” by Kenneth Rexroth
2. “Accidents” by Alison Luterman
3. “Fidelity” by Tom Clark
4. “Unnamed Poem” by Kabir
5. “Where He Found Himself” by Stephen Dunn (Pulitzer Prize winner)
6. “Stripping” by Alison Luterman
7. “Kiss/Hierarchy” by Alexandra van de Kamp
8. “Orpheus. Eurydice. Hermes” by Rainer Maria Rilke
9. “Wean Yourself” by Rumi
10. “On Living” by Nazim Hikmet
11. “Positions of the Body” by Carol Snow
12. “Visitation” by Chuck Sher
13. “The Poem of Chalk” by Philip Levine (Pulitzer Prize winner)
14. “This World Which is Made of Our Love for Emptiness” by Rumi
15. “Orpheus Alone” by Mark Strand (US Poet Laureate)
16. “Wings” by Fred Andrle
17. “Blasphemy” by Alison Luterman
18. “Unnamed Poem” by C. Dylan Bassett
19. “Buoyancy” by Rumi
20. “The Man Watching” by Rainer Maria Rilke
21. “Deliverance” by Sandra Anfang
22. “The Book of Hours” by Rainer Maria Rilke
23. “The Ninth Duino Elegy” by Rainer Maria Rilke
Sample Endorsements:

How fun and wonderful it was to hear my poem ‘Kiss/Hierarchy’ read and interpreted by Cory Bihr. The wonderful jazz music weaving in and out of Bihr’s words also helps and his mesmerizing way of working with that music. I couldn’t believe it was my poem at times as I listened to it. Listening to him made my day!” — Alexandra van de Kamp, poet

I love the work you are doing with Rilke, Rumi, etc. Very beautiful!” — Coleman Barks, poet, translator

Gee, I sound pretty good! Music is fine, too. Go right ahead.” — Mark Strand, former US poet laureate

The poem has had to blush at being done up in so classy a fashion. Your setting and all the performances have certainly done my poem proud, Chuck. Deep thanks for that. The Rilke is superb as well. This looks like a great project, period.” — Tom Clark, poet

I like these musical-vocal arrangements very much. Of course, your taste in music is the best and the music seems to complement, amplify and uplift the words in a way that really enhances the experience. These are great!” — Alison Luterman, poet

Wow, who'd have thought. This is quite an amazing marriage, agreed!” — Tim Garland, jazz artist