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Pretty Boy Pettiford- At Your Service

Posted on June 8, 2019 by authorjarollins

Hello JassOdyssey fans, this is J. A. Rollins with another song that I created for the audiobooks. It’s called “Pretty Boy Pettiford-At Your Service.” It’s based on a character that Park tangles with while he and Marie are in Los … Continue reading →

Name The Song and Win a Book

Posted on May 8, 2019 by authorjarollins

Hello JassOdyssey fans, this is J. A. Rollins. Over the years, I’ve been writing the JassOdyssey book series, as well as composing music that will serve as the soundtracks for the audiobooks (music is available for listening at www.jassodyssey.com). I don’t … Continue reading →

Makin’ Bricks

Posted on September 3, 2018 by authorjarollins

This Labor Day weekend I’ll be ‘makin’ bricks’–not the masonry type, but the musical type. That term was quoted by Louis Armstrong when it came to describing his music as part of a musical duo. For those of you who … Continue reading →

“Even Voodoo Priestesses Can Have A Bad Day

Posted on August 29, 2018 by authorjarollins

Who said you can’t merge Hip Hop with Symphonic Music? Miles wants to challenge that notion. He composed a little ditty that he called, “Even Voodoo Priestesses Can Have A Bad Day.” And from the title, I guess you can … Continue reading →

Distorted Reality

Posted on August 22, 2018 by authorjarollins

Book 5 is out, and the JassOdyssey saga continues! Here’s a proud reader whose been excitedly waiting for the latest book in the series. And I’m sure she’ll be anxious to find out what happened to Huddleston (or Yusef–whatever his … Continue reading →

Book 5 featuring Lolo

Posted on August 6, 2018 by authorjarollins

Hello, JassOdyssey fans. As you can see from the photo Book 5 is now available, with its distinctive red cover. It will join book 1 (in brown color), book 2 (in blue color), and book three (in green color). I’m glad … Continue reading →

Countdown!!

Posted on July 2, 2018 by authorjarollins

At JassOdyssey we are in countdown mode. Book 5 of the series has been sent to the printer and should be available for purchase at Amazon, and Barnes and Noble by this time next week. Still, plenty of time to … Continue reading →

Bosom Buddies

Posted on June 25, 2018 by authorjarollins

Hello, JassOdyssey fans. I know it’s been a while since I’ve sent out an email. We are putting the finishing touches on Book 5, which should go to the printer this week. Hopefully, the book will be available for purchase by … Continue reading →

Let’s have some fun!!!

Posted on June 5, 2018 by authorjarollins

Hello, this is J. A. Rollins, author of ii-V-I: A JassOdyssey. Thanks for making our enterprise a success. For those of you who have followed the series, you know that book five will be available soon. This book will feature … Continue reading →

Requiem for Sonny and Sadie

Posted on May 22, 2018 by authorjarollins

For those of you who have read Book 3, the picture below drawn by Kirsten Newman depicts Sonny and Sadie, hanging perilously from an icy girder. Kirsten has a fine eye for detail. The ice sickles hanging from the girder, … Continue reading →

Below is a short passage from The JassOdyssey ii-V-I Book I –

“Oh yes,” said Roland. “And thank him for letting me borrow some of his records. The man has one of the largest jazz record collections I’ve ever seen. He has recordings of artist and bands I’ve never heard of, and some of the first original jazz records ever recorded. One record of his that I borrowed was by the Original Dixieland Jass Band. It was recorded in the early 1900’s before jazz was called jazz. Originally it was called jass but in a series of letters by a record company, it was mistakenly switched from jass to jazz. So, I guess you could say that before it was called jazz, it was jass.”

“That’s ok,” said Miles, “I like jazz, but I could get used to jass. You know, Duke didn’t like the term jazz. During his early days, jazz was another word for…”

Nancy, knowing the story of the word’s origin, hurriedly interrupted and asked, “So how’s your horn coming along?”

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“I like jazz, but I could get used to jass, said Miles.