Typescript Form for Miscue Analysis
Book Title: JAZZ on a Saturday Night
Author: Leo and Diane Dillon
1. On stage, the musicians open their cases,
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2. set up their instruments, take their places.
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3. Spotlight’s on!
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4. The announcer sweeps into sight.
5. “You’re in for a session of magic tonight!
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6. Ladies and gents, what a jam this will be—and evening of jazz
immortality!”
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7. The audience hushes.
8. They worked all week long.
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9. It’s their time to hear jazz!
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10. Now along comes a song. . . .
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11. At first, notes surprise; then they sweeten and rise.
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12. Miles Davis on trumpet—sparks heat up the skies.
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13. Toes tapping, hands clapping, now sway left and right, ‘cause you
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move to the music on Saturday night.
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14. Repeat on the beat when Max Roach keeps the heat
15. on his drums, rhythm thrums, makes you jump in your seat.
16. Jazz is mine!
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17 Come along, won’t be long, play my song.
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18. Fills my soul—makes me whole—jazz is mine!
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19. I belong ….
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20. Charlie Parker on alto sax—don’t need a word…
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21. Notes fly through the sky on the wings of a bird.
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22. Take that tune, shake the moon—John Coltrane on his sax.
23. His sax talks to Charlie’s, and Charlie’s talks back.
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24. A river of melody sketched in dim light.
25. Catch the excitement on Saturday night.
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26. Thelonious Monk invents on the keys, does his own thing—not
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aiming to please.
27. Discordant chords now blend to be pure genius, joined in
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harmony.
28. A guest with guitar—lightning fingers begin…
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29. He takes strings for a walk, strings can talk, now he’s in.
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30. The musicians smile with a meeting of eyes.
31. A cool night, a cool note—they all improvise.
32. On bass, Stanley Clarke plucking sweet mellow tones—
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33. feel the vibrations deep down in your bones.
34. Now Ella Fitzgerald sings bebop doo-wop!
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35. Can’t hold still, get our fill, never will, please don’t stop!
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36. Let your heart go, let it soar like a kite…
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37. We explode in applause, on our feet with delight.
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38. The curtain is closed, but we still hold the glow.
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39. Feel the beat in your feet, what a treat, time to go.
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40. Come again, tell us when, it was all outta sight!
41. Jazz is so cool on a Saturday night.
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