[Scatting by Scatman John]
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The portrait of the jazz man can only be painted
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With the colors of the cats of the past
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Wynton Maraslis only blows what he blows
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Because Freddie Hubbard molded the cast.
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So if you're into jazz and want to learn how to blow
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The study of jazzology's essential to know.
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Young Herbie Hancock perfected his piano
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In the years that he was blowin' with Miles.
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Cedar Walton did the same with Art Blakey's band
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Maybe we should rise and give our heroes a hand.
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Jon Hendricks gave us somethin' precious as gold
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And I'm-a give it back now, right now, look out!
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[Scatting by Scatman John]
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Marcus Miller came after Cedar Walton
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And Coltrane came after Bird.
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You know that Elton Jones was an authentic cat
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And hearing Cecil Taylor amplifies that fact.
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Ain't no one gonna last without the legends of the past
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Can't play like the birds with the legends unheard.
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A lady named Ella could keep up with any fella
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Ever heard of scat "How High the Moon?"
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Gearge Benson plays guitar, but more than that by far
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He could scat up a storm, set fire to a room.
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So if you're into jazz and want to learn how to blow
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The study of jazzology's essential to know.
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[Scatting by Scatman John]
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You've heard of Charlie Parker, the an they call "Bird"
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Played the greatest alto saxophone that anybody heard.
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Bird's contribution became an institution
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So if you're into jazz and you want to learn to blow
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The study of jazzology is essential to know.
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Piano's Bill Evans took us all to the heavens
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Ando who could play Tatum verbatim?
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Mel Torme and Anita O'Day, hey!
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Everybody knows the trend they set for today.
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And don't forget about Sarah, that gentle little terror
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That sassy young lassy was classy.
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[Scatting by Scatman John]
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The only thing I say if you wanna learn to play:
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You ain't gonna last without the legends of the past.
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You can't fry eggs without the pan and the butter
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You wanna learn to scat, you don't have to stutter.
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So if you're into jazz and you want to learn to blow
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The study of jazzology is essential to know, yeah.
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Jazzology
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Scatman John |