Oscar Treadwell
JAZZ IS                                     

Jazz is what everything else,
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Jazz is honest and plain,
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Jazz is pretty and soft and sweet
xxxxxxxand loud and raucous
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxand indiscreet.

Jazz is a simple smile to greet
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xxxxxxxor a complex shake of hand
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxto send
xxxxxxxa shiver of brotherhood
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxand meld a core togetherness.

Jazz is affable, laughable, unitarian,
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Jazz is a gift to a willing ear
xxxxxxxof love that chills and stifles fear,
xxxxxxxembraces, enhances and takes the chances
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxto create a communal tier

of understanding the humane worth
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