“Gentlefolk of Newport
Or should I say “hats and cats,”
Please lend an ear
That ye all may hear
Some shimmering sharps and flats.
For those cozy virtuosi,
Known as “hipsters” to the trade,
Wish to show you now
Precisely how, or approximately…
Jazz music is made.”
— Now You Has Jazz - Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong
“and I would’ve stopped to argue but my teeth were broke
I said I’d love to contradict ya but my life’s a joke”
— Acid Jazz Singer - The Fratellis
