Jazz Cats Pt. 1

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Quasimoto, Madlib, Quasimoto & Madlib] Yo I be getting lit, sitting back listening to Sun Ra Early George Benson on down to Hampton Hawes Steve Kuhn, George Cables on the Fender Rhodes Cedar Walton and Herbie Hancock drop the heavy load Gene Harris and the Three Sounds for soul-jazz listeners Bobby Hutcherson, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Horace Silver, ("Bill Evans") to Terry Gibbs On the vibe Gary Burton and album archives like Donald Byrd George Duke and Lee Morgan Shirley Scott, Groove Holmes and Jimmy Smith up on the organ Gene Russell, the Art Ensemble of Chicago Innovators like Michael White push out the Cal Tjader Classic shit like Weather Report or Max Roach Laid back like Freddie Hubbard trumpet notes Cannonball Adderley, Eddie Harris, Milt Jackson Like Ron Carter's basslines will beat you like a backspin [Interlude: Madlib, Quasimoto, Madlib & Quasimoto] Yeah, like a backspin Jazz We got the jazz my man Yo [Verse 2: Madlib, Quasimoto, Madlib & Quasimoto] Yo, who's got skills like Rahsaan Roland Kirk Or conduct like William Fisher, go to work with the swisher Bumpin' John Coltrane up in my headphones Gary Bartz, Mister Rub produce Lovetones Even Kool and the Gang got jazz for that ass Modern Jazz Quartet always got the A class Johnny Hammond met Carl Saunders Paul Bley, Thelonious Monk and Norman Connors Albert Ayler, John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner Dizzy Gillespie is presented by Don Sebesky I be cranking mad jazz, got mad stacks of cool-out You know we pull the smoke tool out I give props to Blue Note and Black Jazz Impulse, CTI Records and Plusga Verve to Milestone, Atlantic and Muse There's plenty more that I could name but ya'll won't put them to use [Outro: Madlib, Quasimoto, Quasimoto & Madlib] Anyway I love jazz, my man ("Jazz— jazz—") We got the jazz ("Jazz—") We got the jazz, my man ("Jazz— jazz—") ("Jazz— jazz—") ("Jazz— jazz—") David Sanborn ("Jazz— jazz—") Ha ha ("Jazz— jazz—") ("Jazz— jazz—") ("Jazz— jazz—") ("Jazz— jazz—") ("Universe— jazz—") "Universe Freedom throughout the universe! Freedom throughout the universe! Freedom throughout the universe! Freedom throughout the universe! Freedom throughout the universe! Freedom throughout the universe! Freedom throughout the universe! Freedom throughout the universe! Freedom throughout the universe!