What's jazz Originating in America An African and European mix But then all this is known to everyone No fun to hear all that you know What's jazz You know of Count Basie John Coltrane Louis Armstrong and all those names You know they made the different styles we hear The Swing Be bop and Dixieland But is Jazz a style Or just the rhythm played And will it still be jazz Without the improvising style Is it an American thing A culture old and boring Does it have to be done the way that they've played Cause isn't jazz supposed to be fun and free You know I haven't studied to sing at school I don't know'bout all the chords they use The music theory that they play is too Confusing for my simple mind You see Ella Billie and Anita taught me all I know That's how I sing my jazz That's not jazz Or It's a privilege We've heard them many times But don't you see it's not logic Miles Davis is great to hear But try a different ear 4 Hero Jazzanova Matthew Herbert Cause otherwise you're saying That Jazz is dead One thing Let me explain I do love the old But I'm living in the present now To me the music jazz is our spirit Like Blues and Soul and also Rock That's jazz That's why I sing as I sing today And I'll be singing all I feel That's Jazz
[00:08.178]What's jazz [00:10.115]Originating in America [00:14.201]An African and European mix [00:18.360]But then all this is known to everyone [00:21.550]No fun to hear all that you know [00:24.685]What's jazz [00:26.629]You know of Count Basie John Coltrane [00:30.867]Louis Armstrong and all those names [00:34.818]You know they made the different styles we hear [00:38.097]The Swing Be bop and Dixieland [00:41.198]But is Jazz a style [00:45.206]Or just the rhythm played [00:49.396]And will it still be jazz [00:53.349]Without the improvising style [00:56.753]Is it an American thing [01:01.652]A culture old and boring [01:05.786]Does it have to be done the way that they've played [01:09.841]Cause isn't jazz supposed to be fun and free [01:14.064]You know [01:16.056]I haven't studied to sing at school [01:20.215]I don't know'bout all the chords they use [01:24.407]The music theory that they play is too [01:27.746]Confusing for my simple mind [01:30.697]You see [01:32.648]Ella Billie and Anita taught me all I know [01:37.855]That's how I sing my jazz [02:52.706]That's not jazz [02:55.915]Or It's a privilege [03:00.138]We've heard them many times [03:04.423]But don't you see it's not logic [03:07.653]Miles Davis is great to hear [03:12.511]But try a different ear [03:16.781]4 Hero Jazzanova Matthew Herbert [03:20.972]Cause otherwise you're saying [03:23.996]That Jazz is dead [03:25.042]One thing [03:27.057]Let me explain I do love the old [03:31.065]But I'm living in the present now [03:35.526]To me the music jazz is our spirit [03:38.731]Like Blues and Soul and also Rock [03:41.779]That's jazz [03:43.691]That's why I sing as I sing today [03:47.977]And I'll be singing all I feel That's Jazz
