Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Jazz Music, artist - Gang Starr.
Date of issue: 05.06.1989
Song language: English
Jazz Music |
Played for everyone by sons of the motherland |
Sendin' out a message of peace to everybody and |
Came across the oceans in chains and shame |
Easing the pain, and it was without name |
Until some men in New Orleans on Rampart Street |
Put out the sounds, and then they gave it a beat |
I’m talkin' 'bout Jelly Roll, King, and Satch |
I’m talkin' 'bout the music that had no match |
Yes the music, and it was born down there |
We’re gonna use it, so make the horn sound clear |
It’s jazz music, jazz music |
Yo, the music that pops, and the other cats made |
It stayed 'cause people love when they played |
To the North, it took a riverboat shuffle |
To the big cities with lots of hustle and bustle |
To Chicago, and to the Apple too |
This was a scene that our forefathers knew |
Go get your crew, I know they’ll get into |
The jazz music, jazz music |
The music called jazz had the razzmatazz |
It had the flavor, and a lot of pizazz |
The big band beat was very neat and unique |
The swing was king, it made you tap your feet |
There was Benny and Duke and of course the Count Basie |
The melody was smooth and yes, very tasty |
There was Hap, The Prez, and Lady Day and |
Dizzy Bird and Miles, they were all playin' |
They brought it to the people of the foreign lands |
Back across the oceans and the desert sands |
Where it echoes in the distant sounds of drums |
And it rises with the sun on days begun |
This is the music that we give tribute to |
They gave it to us, that’s why we give it to you |
The jazz music, the jazz music |