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The J's of Jazz.

By artis

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Jazz is not Jagged, Jabbering, Juvenile Jargon Jazz Juxtaposes those hip, who are schooled in what's cool Jazz is their Jackpot,  sax spouts are their Jasmine gleaming brass is their Jewel neither Jerky...nor Jangling Jazz sets many folks Jouncing into toe tapping rhythms as offbeat feet go bouncing Jazz is Black Velvet Jiggers it's a Jitterbug's Jaunt It's tight Jeans on sleek figures It's what all Junkies want Jazz is Juiced...it's a Joint it's a high with a twist Jazz is shots of Jack Daniels served January crisp It's what sails from a trombone wailing Jet streams of Joy it makes dames shake like Jello and what Jiggles...."Oh, Boy!!" it's a Jug, it's Mint Julep on a hot July day by the Jukebox...pull a stool up hear those ol' quartets play it's Jumbo....it Jams it's N'awlins... it Jives it's Jasper...It Jingles it Jumps...it's alive It's Jo-Jo....it's Java hot with creme...sweet, and low it's a Journey to a Juke Joint for a Fats Waller show It's Fitzgerald....Count Basie Holiday, and Ray Ellis Makes you sad...makes you crazy makes you glad, makes you Jealous it's tux Jackets, looking snazzy with top hats, tails and cane it's contagious when your Jazzy but you're feeling no pain it's a June kiss from Jenny that sweet girl...Just next door it's a chance to get Jiggy with it get your ass on the floor Jazz is safe sax...it's hot brass no bullets included it's six trumpets blown full blast and it's 8 trombones muted it's a Jaywalk to heaven or it's Jezebel's smile we'll be swinging till midnight stick around for awhile. ___--<-Artis Written December 6th, 2001 © on Dec 06 2001 03:35 AM PST   17 • other

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