Текст песни Is That Jazz - Gil Scott-Heron

As you see in my neighbourhood
We would just call this, finger popping musical
Being cool musical, suddenly back in Friday evening music
And see what you can do, outta here
I spend with B.A.K.E.N.S.A.
Somebody say, hey
I told yah...
If you are feeling it, you say hey
Uh
Basie was never really commonplace
He was always measures ahead
And Ellington was more than number one
For the music and things that he said
Bird was the word back when tenors were heard
From Kansas right up to the Prez, Lester Young
Billie was really the Queen of the scene
Echoing on in my head, echo would have
Surely last is that Jazz?
Hit it from there then
Pa-pa-poh
Hey yeah
Miles that's a style that amazes and raises
The spirits from deep in your soul
'Trane struck a vein of laughter and pain
Adventures the mind could explore
Stevie and Bob talk of freedom and Jah
In their own individual way
Playing and singing as long as it's bringing
A message is all that it says
Wouldn't have surely last but is that Jazz?
We would call it here
We overanaylze, we let others define
A thousand precious feelings from our past
When we express love and tenderness
Is that Jazz? Jazz Jazz Jazz
We overanaylze, we let others define
A thousand precious feelings from our past
When we express love and tenderness
Is that Jazz? Jazz Jazz Jazz
Dizzy's been busy while Grover gets us over
With notes that go straight to the heart
Brother Ron gets it on with a bassline so strong
That the sounds seem to glow in the dark
I take pride in what's mine is that really a crime
When you know I ain't got nothing else?
Only millions of sounds picks me up when I'm down
Let me salvage a piece of myself
What it has will surely last is that Jazz?
What it has will surely last is that Jazz?
What it has will surely last is that Jazz?
What it has will surely last is that Jazz?
Thank you, thank you
Is that Jazz, I made this song, it's good you sing it
Oh, tell me something, have ever has to blues
Have you ever had to blues, (yeah)
I mean you see, you can eat greens but you can feel the blues
The blues comes, when there's something is missing in your life
Lady is missing, the money is missing, the job is missing
You missing something you should've been doing
We are missing peace, we are missing peace of mind
We would like to all look forward now
For moving target this song is called, blue calm