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The blues. it runs through all american music. somebody bending the note. the other is the two-beat groove. it's in new orleans music, it's in jazz, it's in country music, it's in gospel.
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The Blues. It Runs Through All American

Wynton Marsalis
The blues. it runs through all american music. somebody bending the note. the other is the two-beat groove. it's in new orleans music, it's in jazz, it's in country music, it's in gospel.
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