《Jazz Thing》歌词

[00:00:00] Jazz Thing - Gang Starr

[00:00:00] Written by：L.E. Elie/B. Marsalis/C. Martin/K. Elam

[00:00:01] I would like to play a little tune

[00:00:03] I just composed not so long ago

[00:00:07] Ms. Billie Ms. Billie Ms. Billie Holiday

[00:00:17] Byrd

[00:00:24] The music called jazz

[00:00:46] It's roots are in the sounds of the African

[00:00:47] Or should I say the mother

[00:00:49] Bringing us back again

[00:00:51] From the drumming on the Congo

[00:00:52] We came with a strong flow

[00:00:54] And continue to grow

[00:00:55] Feet move to the beat of the t'balo

[00:00:58] Now dig the story and follow

[00:01:00] For then it landed on American soil

[00:01:03] Through the sweat the blood and the toil

[00:01:05] Hear

[00:01:05] Praise the Lord shouted on chain gangs

[00:01:07] Pain they felt but it helped them to maintain

[00:01:10] Scott Joplin's rags

[00:01:11] Bessie Smith's blues

[00:01:12] St. Louis blues they were all the news

[00:01:14] Ringing smooth in all the listeners ears

[00:01:17] Fulfilling the needs and planting the seeds

[00:01:19] Of a jazz thing

[00:01:24] King Oliver's group was a train coming through

[00:01:26] To Chicago bringing the New Orleans groove

[00:01:28] And when Satchmo blew the audience knew

[00:01:31] Basil Street blues was the whole house tune

[00:01:33] It was music great to dance to

[00:01:36] Great to romance to with a lot to say to you

[00:01:38] Relaying a message revealing the essence

[00:01:40] Of a jazz thing

[00:01:43] In the 40's came be-bop the first be-bop

[00:01:45] The real be-bop so let me talk about

[00:01:48] Diz' and Byrd giving the word

[00:01:50] Defining how a beat could be so complete

[00:01:52] Playing with ferocity thinking with velocity

[00:01:55] About ornathology or anthropology

[00:01:57] And even and this is real history

[00:01:59] Theolonious Monk a melodious thunk

[00:02:02] No mistakes were made with the notes he played

[00:02:04] His conception was re condite

[00:02:07] A star glowing bright among dim lights

[00:02:09] The critics did cite that he sounded alright

[00:02:11] Charlie Mingus such nimble fingers

[00:02:14] Droppin the bass all over the place

[00:02:16] And Max Roach cymbals socking

[00:02:19] Bass drum talking snare drum rocking

[00:02:21] Restructuring the metaphysics

[00:02:23] Of a jazz thing

[00:02:30] John Coltrane a man supreme

[00:02:33] He was the cream he was the wise one

[00:02:36] The impression of Afro Blue

[00:02:38] And of the promise that was not kept

[00:02:40] He was a GIANT step

[00:02:42] And there was Ornette Coleman

[00:02:44] He was another soul man

[00:02:45] The original invisible playing great music

[00:02:48] I wonder why the

[00:02:49] Bangles couldn't use it

[00:02:51] Now listen see

[00:02:52] The real mystery is how music history

[00:02:54] Created by white men or any other white man

[00:02:57] That pretended he originated uh-huh

[00:03:00] And contended that he innovated uh-huh

[00:03:02] A jazz thing

[00:03:03] Of course we know who can really blow

[00:03:05] Scheamin on the meaning

[00:03:06] Of a jazz thing

[00:03:42] And this music ain't dead so don't be misled

[00:03:44] By those who said that jazz was on it's deathbed

[00:03:47] Cause when Betty Carter sings a song

[00:03:49] Ain't nutting going on but simply good music

[00:03:53] And you won't refuse it

[00:03:54] She's taking her time making the nuances rhyme

[00:03:57] Sonny Rollins tenor saxophone

[00:03:59] With a big old tone reciting poems

[00:04:01] With notes as words and haven't you heard

[00:04:04] Next stop butter right past oleo

[00:04:06] Now there's young cats blowing

[00:04:08] And more and more people yes they will be knowing

[00:04:11] Jazz ain't the past this music's gonna last

[00:04:13] And as the facts unfold remember who foretold

[00:04:15] The 90's will be the decade of

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