[00:00.15]I would like to play a little tune I just composed not so long ago
[00:07.08]Ms billie ms billie ms billie holiday
[00:16.80]Byrd
[00:23.91]The music called jazz
[00:40.20]A ha
[00:45.33]It's roots are in the sounds of the african
[00:47.04]Or should I say the mother
[00:48.96]Bringin us back again
[00:50.34]From the drummin on the congo we came with a strong flow
[00:53.43]And continue to grow
[00:54.90]Feet move to the beat of the t'balo
[00:57.39]Now dig the story and follow
[00:59.10]For then it landed on american soil
[01:02.13]Through the sweat the blood and the toil
[01:04.31]Hear praise the lordshouted on chain gangs
[01:06.60]Pain they felt but it helped them to maintain
[01:08.88]Scott joplin's rags bessie smith's blues
[01:11.46]St louis blues they were all the news
[01:13.17]Ringin smooth
[01:14.61]In all the listeners ears
[01:16.02]Fulfillin the needs and plantin the seeds
[01:18.12]Of a jazz thing
[01:23.49]King oliver's group was a train comin through
[01:25.08]To chicago bringin the new orleans groove
[01:27.54]And when satchmo blew the audience knew
[01:30.33]Basil street blues was the whole house tune
[01:32.28]It was music great to dance to
[01:34.86]Great to romance to with a lot to say to you
[01:37.32]Relaying a message revealing the essence
[01:39.51]Of a jazz thing
[01:45.78]Jazz music
[02:00.72]In the fourth's came be-bop the first be-bop
[02:03.21]The real be-bop so let me talk about
[02:05.79]Diz' and byrd givin the word
[02:07.95]Defining how a beat could be so complete
[02:10.50]Playing with ferocity thinkin with velocity
[02:13.26]About ornathology or anthropology
[02:15.09]And even and this is real history
[02:17.82]Theolonious monk a melodious thunk
[02:19.59]No mistakes were made with the notes he played
[02:21.90]His conception was're condite
[02:24.51]A star glowing bright among dim lights
[02:26.85]The critics did cite that he sounded alright
[02:28.98]Charlie mingus such nimble fingers
[02:31.71]Droppin the bass all over the place
[02:33.75]And max roach cymbals socking
[02:36.54]Bass drum talking snare drum rocking
[02:38.91]Restructuring the metaphysics
[02:41.01]Of a jazz thing
[02:47.97]John coltrane a man supreme
[02:50.25]He was the cream he was the wise one
[02:53.43]The impression of afro blue
[02:55.05]And of the promise that was not kept
[02:57.39]He was a giant step and there was ornette coleman
[03:01.08]He was another soul man
[03:02.67]The original invisible playing great music
[03:05.70]I wonder why the bangles couldn't use it
[03:08.10]Now listen see
[03:09.42]The real mystery is how music history
[03:11.88]Created by white men or any other white man
[03:14.52]That pretended he originated uh-huh
[03:17.04]And contended that he innovated uh-huh
[03:18.84]A jazz thing
[03:19.89]Of course we know who can really blow
[03:22.68]Scheamin on the meaning
[03:23.55]Of a jazz thing
[03:35.28]And this music ain't dead so don't be misled
[03:37.77]By those who said that jazz was on it's deathbed
[03:40.71]Cause when betty carter sings a song
[03:42.63]Ain't nuttin goin on but simply good music
[03:46.02]And you won't refuse it
[03:47.28]She's takin her time makin the nuances rhyme
[03:49.38]Sonny rollins tenor saxophone
[03:51.81]With a big old tone recitin poems
[03:54.45]With notes as words and haven't you heard
[03:56.91]Next stop butter right past oleo
[03:59.46]Now there's young cats blowin
[04:00.87]And more and more people yes they will be knowin
[04:03.75]Jazz ain't the past this music's gonna last
[04:05.97]And as the facts unfold remember who foretold
[04:08.61]The ninety's will be the decade of
[04:10.95]A jazz thing I love jazz music
[04:13.32]A jazz thing I love jazz music
[04:15.69]A jazz thing I love jazz music
[04:21.89]I love jazz music a jazz thing