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"Well, I guess my unease with that is... I'm always a little uneasy with that phrase - smooth jazz, as opposed to what?"

David Sanborn, American Musician

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"Well, I guess my unease with that is... I'm always a little uneasy with that phrase - smooth jazz, as opposed to what?"

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"Well, I guess my unease with that is... I'm always a little uneasy with that phrase - smooth jazz, as opposed to what?"

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