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Jazz is a Sacrament of Substance

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4 Eddie Jefferson

jazz is a sacrament of substanceand Eddie was a preacher spreadin' the wordthe cat used to swing itsingin' syncopated lyricsword-scattin' while trackin' convoluted tonesI tell you, the cat used to sing itmixin' words with the musicfloatin' and explodin' from a smokin' saxophone

in the solos, he heard colorsa peacock of be-bop --Prez, Hawk, Trane, Birdand ...

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