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Ok, I no longer feel so bad about liking Dave Brubeck so much since Wikipedia just told me he had an integrated band.

I just always want everything for everyone to be fair. Like, I hope that Miles Davis wasn't really, truly bothered by the whole cool jazz thing. I want everyone to be happy and to get along, and for everyone to get the credit that's due to him or her. Cuz... "Unsquare Dance" is just... killer. Ka-ta-ka, ka-ta-ka-ta-ka-ta-ka! See, that's when you play on the rim of your drum. And it's a whole ka-ta-ka song!

Big Thelonious Monk fan too. Maybe it's as simple as I prefer a strong piano and bass presence over trumpet or sax. And then I can safely leave all the cultural criticism behind.

I promise that, in my brain, all of this makes sense.