“Riff Tune”
1956-06-00
short story
By Harlan Ellison

Alternate Titles:
“Riff”

Synopsis

A jazz musician gets involved with the wrong woman.

History

First publication: Suspect, June 1956

Review

Not science fiction, fantasy or horror. So maybe not what most people are expecting when they pick up a story by Ellison. This is a character study of a musician who goes down the wrong path and loses his music. It is well written, from the point of view of the musician’s partner. It is very enjoyable and recommended.


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We have the story in these editions:

Honorable Whoredom at a Penny a Word, trade paperback, Edgeworks Abbey, 2013-00-00