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JAZZ: A commemorative compendium of prose and poetry in memory of Dizzy Gillespie Preamble: I put together the following compendium of prose and poetry in memory of Dizzy Gillespie who died 22 years ago this month. Readers who are not particularly interested in one of jazz's greatest...

JESSE OWENS and THE RACE ....little did we know Part 1: My mother was 32 and my father 46 when American track and field athlete, Jesse Owens, won four Olympic gold medals. This stunning triumph of the most famous athlete at the 1936 Olympic Games captivated the world even as it infuriated...