"I would like to play a.. little tune I just composed not so long ago" “我想打..有点调我刚组成不久以前”

"Ms. Billie, Ms. Billie, Ms. Billie Holiday" “比利女士，比利女士，比利假日女士”

[HORNS] [ HORNS ]

[drum roll] [piano keys played] [击鼓] [钢琴键演奏]

[HORNS] [ HORNS ]

"Byrd..?" [trumpet solo] [group horns] “伯德..？ ” [小号独奏] [组喇叭]

[Guru] "The music called jazz.." [大师] “音乐叫爵士乐。”

[HORNS] [ HORNS ]

   

[Guru] [大师]

It's roots are in the sounds of the African 它的根在非洲的声音

or should I say the mother.. bringin us back again 或者我应该说，母亲.. bringin我们回来了

From the drummin on the Congo, we came with a strong flow 来自刚果的drummin ，我们想出了一个强大的流

and continue to grow 并继续增长

Feet move, to the beat of the t'balo 脚动，到tbalo的节拍

Now dig the story and follow 现在挖的故事，并按照

For then it landed, on American soil 因为那时它降落，在美国本土

Through the sweat, the blood, and the toil 通过汗水，鲜血和辛劳

Hear, "Praise the Lord," shouted on chain gangs 听到“赞美主”喊上链团伙

Pain they felt, but it helped them to maintain 他们的疼痛感觉，但帮助他们维持

Scott Joplin's rags, Bessie Smith's blues 斯科特·乔普林的抹布，贝西史密斯的蓝调

St. Louis blues, they were all the news 圣路易斯蓝调，他们所有的新闻

Ringin smooth.. in all the listeners ears 在响流畅。在所有听众的耳朵

Fulfillin the needs, and plantin the seeds Fulfillin的需求，并普朗坦种子

of a jazz thing 对爵士的事

   

King Oliver's group was a train comin through 国王奥利弗的组为一列火车通过科曼

to Chicago, bringin the New Orleans groove 芝加哥， bringin新奥尔良槽

And when Satchmo blew, the audience knew 当的Satchmo引爆，观众就知道

Basil Street blues was the whole house tune 罗勒十三妹是整个房子调

it was music.. great to dance to 这是音乐..伟大跳舞

Great to romance to with a lot to say to you 伟大的浪漫与很多对你说

Relaying a message, revealing the essence 中继的邮件，揭示本质

of a jazz thing 对爵士的事

   

[DJ Premier cuts "jazz music"] [DJ总理切“爵士音乐”]

   

In the 40's came be-bop, the first be-bop 在40年代来到待国际收支平衡表中，首先，国际收支平衡表

The real be-bop, so let me talk about 真正的是，国际收支平衡表，所以让我谈谈

Diz' and Byrd, givin the word 迪兹“和伯德，安宁字

Defining how a beat could be so complete 定义如何拍能如此完整

Playing with ferocity, thinkin with velocity 玩凶猛，以速度想着

About ornathology, or anthropology 关于ornathology ，或人类学

and even ?, and this is real history 连？ ，这是真实的历史

Theolonious Monk, a melodious thunk Theolonious僧，一首悠扬的thunk

No mistakes were made with the notes he played 不犯错误是与他​​弹奏的音符做

His conception, was ?re condite? 他的构想，是？重新condite ？

A star glowing bright among dim lights 中昏暗的灯光发光的星亮

The critics did cite that he sounded alright 批评者却举，他没事响起

Charlie Mingus, such nimble fingers 查理明格斯，这种灵巧的手指

Droppin the bass, all over the place 丢下低音，所有的地方

and Max Roach, cymbals socking 和马克斯·罗奇，钹浸种

Bass drum talking, snare drum rocking 低音鼓说话，小鼓摇摆

Restructuring.. the metaphysics 重组..形而上学

of a jazz thing 对爵士的事

   

John Coltrane, a man supreme 约翰·柯川，一个人最高的

He was the cream.. he was the wise one 他是奶油..他是明智的

The impression of Afro Blue 蓝黑人的印象

and of the promise, that was not kept 并承诺，那是不是保持

He was a GIANT step, and there was Ornette Coleman 他是一大步，并有Ornette科尔曼

He was another soul man 他是另外一个人的灵魂

The original invisible, playing great music 原来看不见的，玩大乐

I wonder why the ?Bangles? couldn't use it 我不知道为什么？手镯？不能使用它

Now listen see 现在听看

The real mystery is how music history 真正的奥秘是多么的音乐历程

created by white men or any other white man 由白人或任何其他白人创建

that pretended he originated "uh-huh.." 那假装他发起“嗯。”

and contended that he innovated "uh-huh.." 并声称，他创新的“嗯。”

a jazz thing 爵士的事

("Of course we know who can really blow") （ “我们当然知道谁才能真正打击” ）

Scheamin on the meaning Scheamin上的意义

of a jazz thing 对爵士的事

   

And this music ain't dead, so don't be misled 这音乐不是死的，所以不要被误导

by those who said that jazz was on it's deathbed 那些谁说，爵士乐是它的临终

Cause when Betty Carter sings a song 因为当贝蒂·卡特唱支歌

ain't nuttin goin on, but simply good music 是不是尼坦布莱恩，而只是好听的音乐

And you won't refuse it 而你也不会拒绝

She's takin her time, makin the nuances rhyme 她拿回她的时间，马金的细微差别韵

Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone 桑尼罗林斯，次中音萨克斯

with a big old tone, recitin poems 有一个大的老调， recitin诗

with notes as words, and haven't you heard 以笔记的话，并没有听说过你

NEXT STOP BUTTER, RIGHT PAST OLEO NEXT STOP黄油，纠正过去OLEO

Now there's young cats blowin 现在有年轻的猫吹

And more and more people, yes they will be knowin 而且越来越多的人，是的，他们会深深地知道

Jazz ain't the past, this music's gonna last 爵士不过去，这种音乐的会过去的

and as the facts unfold, remember who foretold 而作为事实展开，记得是谁预言

The 90's, will be the decade of 上世纪90年代，将是十年

a jazz thing "I love jazz music" [x3] 爵士乐的事情“我爱爵士音乐” [ X3 ]

   

[Primo scratches "I love jazz music"] [普里莫划痕“我爱爵士音乐”]

   

A jazz thing... 爵士乐的事情...