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> That's right in general, but wrong in particular. Black jazz musicians
didn't wear jeans when they were playing, at least not back at the time of
the Beats.
Right. The boppers wore suits and ties, rather good ones. Swing bands tended towards evening clothes.
> But when you were saying groovy and smoking pot, then you were imitating
Beats who were imitating black jazz musicians.
Not just black ones. --jks _________________________________________________________