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Flea Market Jazz Vinyl Diggin'

on weekends, Mondays, and maybe Fridays too/
across the Bebop time zones/
people be digging at flea markets 4 Bebop jazz gold/
walkin', talkin', lookin' workin' the price/
on a table way in the back/
I dug into a crate of LPS and found jazz vinyl alongside a vacuum cleaner/
 It was Mark Murphy singing vocalese/
and the young Roland Kirk before Rahsaan was in there too/
both in mint condition for a buck and a blunt/
we all smoked a few/
as I looked out over the galaxy of tables and booths/
I saw the knot of people selling their unwanted stuff/
Man, what a ride to shuck-N-jive about the vintage jazz LPS you can't find/
Miles, Base, Stanley Turrentine, Hampton Haws, and Annie Ross/
are there for the taking' in  a jazz flea market vinyl heaven/
come early before the sun up with  a flashlight in hand/
 to dig deep into the tables and crates to find a record  of Cliff Jordan with sax in hand/
You can dig all day at record stores, flea markets, and online vintage jazz  sites/
and not find one 1950s jazz vinyl LP you are looking to buy by choice/
  Man, that's such a drag on the jazz-diggin' society/
my time is up walking through the dusty aisles and  tables filled with junk/
 so dig, all is not lost/
I bargained for and got Cozy Cole's Topsy Part One
now I'm on my way to a garage sale I got hip to  the other day/
to were back in the day/
 Blue Note jazz vinyl  covers had a whole lot to say

Copyright © Tony Adamo

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