![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The plaintiffs are the successors in interest to the copyright in "Jimmy Smith Rap." In the early 1980s, Jimmy Smith, an American jazz musician of some renown, recorded the album Off the Top, consisting of six instrumental jazz recordings and a spoken-word piece titled “ Jimmy Smith Rap.” In his rap, Smith shares the behind-the-scenes story of how Off the Top got made, explaining that he and his collaborators had decided to make "a straight edge Jazz" record because "jazz is the only real music that’s gonna last." Smith died in 2005.
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