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Hasn’t jazz always used pop music as its source material? From the Gershwin, Berlin, Porter-composed jazz standards to Sonny Rollins doing “I’m an Old Cowhand” and later Dolly Parton and “Sweet Leilani” to Coltrane doing “My Favorite Things” to the Bad Plus doing “Film.” Iverson may not be Monk, and Richard James may not be Porter,, but what’s the difference?

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Also, I think OutKast is great, and I thought both Ethan Iverson and Matthew Shipp were respectful of Andre 3000’s talent and accomplishment if not his years-old and apparently dashed off piano recording.

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