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As far as I'm concerned, blues and jazz are the great American contributions to music.
Jazz is a music of great achievements but speed and chops serve a different function in jazz.
Many fail to realize this great recording industry was built by so-called jazz artists. And at the other end of the spectrum, a base in European classical music as well.
When I was growing up, in L.A., I went to these schools, Fairfax High School, Bancroft Junior High School, and they had great music departments. I always played in the orchestra, the jazz band, the marching band.