Jazz Corner of the World (Introduction to Birdland)

Lyrics

[Intro: Charlie Parker & Quincy Jones] It had to be sweetness 'Cause I'd been in New York all the time, and he brought Charlie Parker in this hotel room, in the Booker Washington Hotel There was nothing to do but play, you know, and we had a lot of fun trying to play, you know That man, Charlie Parker, was mine That was the first time I ever had the pleasure to meet Dizzy Gillespie I can remember Miles Miles was in my original band And Charlie Parker created the sound, and the moment I heard him I said, "that's how music should sound" [Verse 1: Kool Moe Dee] A tribute to the Birdman, the father of Birdland A masterpiece that release the horns, words and The musical greats, salute the late Mentor, inventor of a sound that dates back From bebop to pop and pop to hip hop We fused the times of jazzing rhymes and got Kool Moe Dee and Big Daddy Kane To bring on the legends; Kane, hit the names [Verse 2: Big Daddy Kane] I kick a rap to what you can relax to A jazz soloist, play away with the sax To get the job done, next one up to do his duty Ladies and gentlemen, mister James Moody [Saxophone Solo: James Moody] [Verse 3: Big Daddy Kane] No one goes the mile like Miles Davis Watch how he plays this trumpet and pump it Just like a mechanic handles a tool Here's the rebirth of the cool [Trumpet Solo: Miles Davis] [Verse 4: Big Daddy Kane] What kind of noise can a string bring Making you swing and sing things of a musical fling Well listen to this star, next up is our– Oh, George Benson bringing the guitar [Guitar Solo: George Benson] [Verse 5: Big Daddy Kane] A voice of choice used just like an instrument So magnificent, I'm proud to present Divine, Sassy or A.K.A Sarah Vaughan Honey, you're on [Scat Solo: Sarah Vaughan] [Verse 6: Big Daddy Kane] I'm introducin' a bop revolution In jazz that has pizazz, he is one player usin' it Ask who is he, his first name's Dizzy Last name Gillespie, now watch him get busy [Trumpet Solo: Dizzy Gillespie] [Verse 7: Big Daddy Kane] Allow me to tell a story about Ella Fitzgerald, who's sound can never be sterile A woman with flexibility of range Making octaves change, go 'head do your thing [Scat Solo: Ella Fitzgerald] [Verse 8: Big Daddy Kane] This is a shoutout to one more man Joe Zawinul, the writer of Birdland [Organ Solo: Joe Zawinul] [Verse 9: Kool Moe Dee] In the fifties, this was the place to be From the bands down to the maitre'd Now, who could forget the MC on the set The emollient voice of Pee Wee Marquette [Talking: Pee Wee Marquette] Ladies and gentlemen, as you know we have something special down here at Birdland this evening [Verse 10: Kool Moe Dee] A sound so profound it's come back around 52nd Street is now world-renowned With horn licks with kick, and swift riffs to stick Today bebop makes the hip hop pick These musical genius's souls are so clever They changed the face of music forever And if you can't understand Here's a past and present Birdland