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It's a shame that jazz is now being turned into dried fruit. it's becoming quantized, diced and defined. it's becoming an idiom. to me if it's anything, jazz is a verb ? it's more like a process than it is a thing.
-Pat Metheny
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It's A Shame That Jazz Is Now

Pat Metheny
It's a shame that jazz is now being turned into dried fruit. it's becoming quantized, diced and defined. it's becoming an idiom. to me if it's anything, jazz is a verb ? it's more like a process than it is a thing.
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