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"They're not particular about whether you're playing a flatted fifth or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance to it."

Dizzy Gillespie, American Musician
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"They're not particular about whether you're playing a flatted fifth or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance to it."

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"They're not particular about whether you're playing a flatted fifth or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance to it."
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