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History of Jazz: Oxygen for the Ears | movie | 2012 | Official Trailer
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10/31/2024
'Oxygen for the Ears: Living Jazz' is a story of the trials and triumphs of jazz in America. Every jazz tune has a start | dG1fN0VZeFJrLXYzNzA
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Jazz cannot be defined.
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It's the only art form we have in the United States.
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General Morton was a guy who claimed that he invented jazz.
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It wasn't far from the truth.
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Jazz is America's classical music.
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Decapitated improvisation, that's the meaning of the whole thing.
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Before there was the Apollo, there was the Howard Theater.
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Before there was Harlem, there was U Street, Washington, D.C.
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It's one of those places where the sounds of 20th century America were being invented.
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Out of this inspiring environment, came the greatest musicians of all times.
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What we play is life.
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These artists express the joys and hardships of life and remind us how much all of us have
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in common.
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Jazz is certainly a cultural and political statement about what it means to be black.
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As a result of that murder of Dr. King, that was the most devastating blow that burned
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all of these areas out.
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There were black clubs and white clubs.
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That was it.
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That was a terrible time, man.
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I think jazz is dead.
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After the riots, you know, it was in the air.
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Dead, yeah.
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It's always going to be here.
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It's always going to be listened to.
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It's always going to be learned.
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It's always going to be loved and appreciated, you know.
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Jazz is definitely not dead.
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Well, it's like a breath of fresh air.
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What of this legacy do we want to bring forward?
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We don't want this music to die.
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Jazz is evolving.
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That is the nature of the universe.
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Jazz is life.
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It's like oxygen.
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I mean, it's the same.
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Oxygen for the ears, for the heart, for the soul.
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I love you.
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I love you.
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