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To say that the afro american created jazz doesn't mean anything bad about anglo americans, and i always teach my younger jazz musicians that at this point the entirety of the american tradition is your heritage, and you need to know it.
-Wynton Marsalis
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To Say That The Afro American Created

Wynton Marsalis
To say that the afro american created jazz doesn't mean anything bad about anglo americans, and i always teach my younger jazz musicians that at this point the entirety of the american tradition is your heritage, and you need to know it.
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