"Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny."
— Frank Zappa

January 1, 1970

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Original Language: English
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German: "Jazz ist nicht tot, er riecht nur komisch."

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'Be-Bop Tango (Of the Old Jazzmen's Church)

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'Be-Bop Tango (Of the Old Jazzmen's Church)