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By KATHY HEBERGER
Copy Desk Chief
Feet tap the floorboards as
strains of Miles Davis' trumpet
drift through Papa Jazz Record
Shoppe on Greene Street.
There is a quiet rush of conver^
sation at the front of the shop ? a
customer humming notes of an
elusive tune he hopes Papa Jazz
employees will recognize. fff
The ching-ching slide of the Hm
cash register drawer marks the ebb TOv
and flow of new and used tapes
that are the shop's lifeblood.
English junior Julie Frick said
she comes to Papa Jazz to browse,
but, "Sometimes I'll buy somthing,"
she said.
Papa Jazz, beside the recently- "\\
opened Rough Draught bar, has mark
been a Five Points fixture since ^ere ]
1980. From its floorboards to ceil- rare s
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every flavor ? reggae, blues, rap, are a{
pop, rock, swing, classical, roman- on a
tic, Cajun, jive and of course, jazz. these
"You never know what you'll made
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The shop's original name was
Rich's Record Exchange, named Huey
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pile of used compact
discs at Papa Jazz
Record Shoppe recently
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Jazz buys and sells
tapes, albums and
CD's.
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want to get overly ambitious
everybody's resources," said Paul
last semester's station manager,
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