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The main three components are the blues, improvisation - which is some kind of element that people are trying to make it up - and swing, which means even though they're making up music, they're trying to make it up together. It feels great, like you're having a great conversation with somebody.

Wynton Marsalis
Mean, Swings, People
"Marsalis: Racism and greed put blues at the back of the bus". CNN Interview, edition.cnn.com. October 24, 2009.
The main three components are the blues, improvisation - which is some kind of element that people are trying to make it up - and swing, which means even though they're making up music, they're trying to make it up