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From: scott@opus.UUCP (Scott Wiesner)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Jazz and/in US society
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Date: Mon, 19-Nov-84 15:55:07 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 19 15:55:07 1984
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> 
> Why does jazz not sell millions of LPs? 

My guess is that jazz isn't popular because you often need to
*listen* to it to enjoy it.  It doesn't always come with a nice
thump-thump-thump you can dance to, and often doesn't include
words to keep the mind occupied.
-- 

Scott Wiesner
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