Jazz Thing

[00:00.55] (Feat. Branford Marsalis (instrumentally only))
[00:01.40] "I would like to play a. little tune I just composed not so long ago"
[00:06.96] "Ms. Billie, Ms. Billie, Ms. Billie Holiday"
[00:09.61] [HORNS]
[00:11.17] [Drum roll] [piano keys played]
[00:15.73] [HORNS]
[00:17.28] "Byrd.?" [trumpet solo] [group horns]
[00:23.71] [Guru] "The music called jazz."
[00:25.64] [HORNS]
[00:26.82] [Guru]
[00:36.71] It's roots are in the sounds of the African
[00:47.26] Or should I say the mother. bringin us back again
[00:50.46] From the drummin on the Congo, we came with a strong flow
[00:53.35] And continue to grow
[00:55.01] Feet move, to the beat of the t'balo
[00:57.57] Now dig the story and follow
[00:59.22] For then it landed, on American soil
[01:02.09] Through the sweat, the blood, and the toil
[01:04.43] Hear, "Praise the Lord," shouted on chain gangs
[01:06.92] Pain they felt, but it helped them to maintain
[01:09.17] Scott Joplin's rags, Bessie Smith's blues
[01:11.59] St. Louis blues, they were all the news
[01:13.80] Ringin smooth. in all the listeners ears
[01:16.21] Fulfillin the needs, and plantin the seeds
[01:18.52] Of a jazz thing
[01:23.52] King Oliver's group was a train comin through
[01:25.60] To Chicago, bringin the New Orleans groove
[01:27.99] And when Satchmo blew, the audience knew
[01:30.46] Basil Street blues was the whole house tune
[01:32.86] It was music. great to dance to
[01:35.24] Great to romance to with a lot to say to you
[01:37.61] Relaying a message, revealing the essence
[01:40.07] Of a jazz thing
[01:41.81] [DJ Premier cuts "jazz music"]
[01:52.22] In the 40's came be-bop, the first be-bop
[01:54.24] The real be-bop, so let me talk about
[01:56.84] Diz' and Byrd, givin the word
[01:58.91] Defining how a beat could be so complete
[02:01.25] Playing with ferocity, thinkin with velocity
[02:03.78] About ornathology, or anthropology
[02:06.13] And even?, and this is real history
[02:08.76] Theolonious Monk, a melodious thunk
[02:10.95] No mistakes were made with the notes he played
[02:13.00] His conception, was? re condite?
[02:15.72] A star glowing bright among dim lights
[02:17.86] The critics did cite that he sounded alright
[02:20.07] Charlie Mingus, such nimble fingers
[02:22.75] Droppin the bass, all over the place
[02:25.26] And Max Roach, cymbals socking
[02:27.40] Bass drum talking, snare drum rocking
[02:30.07] Restructuring. the metaphysics
[02:32.13] Of a jazz thing
[02:36.90] John Coltrane, a man supreme
[02:41.68] He was the cream. he was the wise one
[02:44.35] The impression of Afro Blue
[02:46.42] And of the promise, that was not kept
[02:48.70] He was a GIANT step, and there was Ornette Coleman
[02:52.05] He was another soul man
[02:53.81] The original invisible, playing great music
[02:56.97] I wonder why the? Bangles? couldn't use it
[02:59.31] Now listen see
[03:00.66] The real mystery is how music history
[03:03.18] Created by white men or any other white man
[03:05.89] That pretended he originated "uh-huh."
[03:08.47] And contended that he innovated "uh-huh."
[03:10.50] A jazz thing
[03:11.83] ("Of course we know who can really blow")
[03:13.91] Scheamin on the meaning
[03:15.11] Of a jazz thing
[03:21.88] And this music ain't dead, so don't be misled
[03:41.40] By those who said that jazz was on it's deathbed
[03:43.75] Cause when Betty Carter sings a song
[03:45.95] Ain't nuttin goin on, but simply good music
[03:49.45] And you won't refuse it
[03:50.75] She's takin her time, makin the nuances rhyme
[03:53.08] Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone
[03:55.22] With a big old tone, recitin poems
[03:57.72] With notes as words, and haven't you heard
[04:00.13] NEXT STOP BUTTER, RIGHT PAST OLEO
[04:02.88] Now there's young cats blowin
[04:04.43] And more and more people, yes they will be knowin
[04:07.40] Jazz ain't the past, this music's gonna last
[04:09.42] And as the facts unfold, remember who foretold
[04:12.03] The 90's, will be the decade of
[04:14.88] A jazz thing "I love jazz music" [x3]
[04:22.37] [Primo scratches "I love jazz music"]
[04:25.95] A jazz thing...
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