Jazz Articles

Bo's Art Trio: Cobra

by John Eyles
March 6, 2006

This is an album of 23 tracks, mostly short, half under two minutes long. Simon Vinkenoog is an esteemed Amsterdam-based poet who recites over the music on fifteen tracks, in the tradition of the long and glorious alliance between jazz and poetry, dating back at least half a century to the era of the Beats. For the great majority of the time, Vinkenoog recites in his native Dutch, so it is unlikely that many listeners will understand ...