Jazz Thing - Robert Hurst/Gang Starr/Kenny Kirkland Written by:L.E. Elie/B. Marsalis/C. Martin/K. Elam I would like to play a little tune I just composed not so long ago
Ms. Billie Ms. Billie Ms. Billie Holiday
Byrd
The music called jazz
It's roots are in the sounds of the African Or should I say the mother
Bringing us back again
From the drumming on the Congo We came with a strong flow
And continue to grow Feet move to the beat of the t'balo Now dig the story and follow For then it landed on American soil
Through the sweat the blood and the toil Hear Praise the Lord shouted on chain gangs Pain they felt but it helped them to maintain Scott Joplin's rags Bessie Smith's blues St. Louis blues they were all the news Ringing smooth in all the listeners ears Fulfilling the needs and planting the seeds Of a jazz thing
King Oliver's group was a train coming through To Chicago bringing the New Orleans groove And when Satchmo blew the audience knew Basil Street blues was the whole house tune It was music great to dance to Great to romance to with a lot to say to you Relaying a message revealing the essence Of a jazz thing
In the 40's came be-bop the first be-bop The real be-bop so let me talk about Diz' and Byrd giving the word Defining how a beat could be so complete Playing with ferocity thinking with velocity About ornathology or anthropology And even and this is real history Theolonious Monk a melodious thunk No mistakes were made with the notes he played His conception was re condite A star glowing bright among dim lights The critics did cite that he sounded alright Charlie Mingus such nimble fingers Droppin the bass all over the place And Max Roach cymbals socking Bass drum talking snare drum rocking Restructuring the metaphysics Of a jazz thing
John Coltrane a man supreme He was the cream he was the wise one The impression of Afro Blue And of the promise that was not kept He was a GIANT step And there was Ornette Coleman
He was another soul man
The original invisible playing great music I wonder why the Bangles couldn't use it
Now listen see
The real mystery is how music history Created by white men or any other white man
That pretended he originated uh-huh And contended that he innovated uh-huh A jazz thing Of course we know who can really blow Scheamin on the meaning Of a jazz thing
And this music ain't dead so don't be misled
By those who said that jazz was on it's deathbed
Cause when Betty Carter sings a song Ain't nutting going on but simply good music
And you won't refuse it She's taking her time making the nuances rhyme Sonny Rollins tenor saxophone With a big old tone reciting poems With notes as words and haven't you heard Next stop butter right past oleo
Now there's young cats blowing And more and more people yes they will be knowing Jazz ain't the past this music's gonna last And as the facts unfold remember who foretold The 90's will be the decade of A jazz thing
A jazz thing
A jazz thing
A jazz thing
A jazz thing
A jazz thing
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Now there's young cats blowing And more and more people yes they will be knowing Jazz ain't the past this music's gonna last And as the facts unfold remember who foretold The 90's will be the decade of A jazz thing