Looking at a Photo of Sonny Rollins

from Document:Freedom:Spring (Live!) by Jason Luckett

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Looking at a photo of Sonny Rollins
He's older than the hills
Last survivor of the lions
Refusing to standstill

I know you cringe
When you hear
A legend's name recalled
But I met Sonny
I'm convinced
He's worthy of it all

In Brooklyn on a bridge I walk up to him
I don't believe he talks
Not yet born, but he will reach me
Of that I am sure

I am a man, I shake his hand
Humbly, he recalls
The days, the hours we endure
The makings of it all

Yes, he includes me
I'll do my best
To take all this mess
And turn it into beauty
Or something more productive
Then a game
Or a test

I'm taking pictures, making music
Mixing frowns and smiles
Quincy Jones once kissed my hand
This journey has been wild

With fifty cents to my name
I practice all the time
What becomes of love and sweat's
The wonder of it all

Yes, it's the wonder
The wonder of it all
Take all this mess
And turn it into beauty
Or something more productive
Then a game
Or a test

I'm going to walk up to the wonder
I'm going to walk up to the wonder
I'm going to shake her hand

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from Document:Freedom:Spring (Live!), released October 21, 2022

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Jason Luckett Los Angeles, California

Jason’s performed music and read his work worldwide from the LA Library to the Glastonbury Festival. Joyfully obliterating his own comfort level, he writes, sings, and plays to break down barriers between cultures and genders with compassionate honesty. His new album is Document:Freedom:Spring (Live). ... more

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