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Jazz Poetry Appreciation Month: Carl Sandburg, 'Honky Tonk in Cleveland, Ohio'
Jazz Poetry Appreciation Month: Langston Hughes, 'The Weary Blues'
Sure, April is Jazz Appreciation Month, but it's National Poetry Month, too. So, to celebrate BOTH words and music, Classicalite's featuring that verse which has made jazz AND poetry what they are today. The crescendo will continue on through April 30--International Jazz Day. Classicalite Chart Report
In this week's Classicalite Chart Report, Il Volo's Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble creep onto Billboard's Top 5, while Elgar does the same for the BBC. Meanwhile, Classicalite gives many listens to E.L. James' mixtape, Bang on a Can's 'Shelter,' some Simon Rattle jazz and outré guitarist Loren Connors.
