Mr. COLEMAN: Well, I don't know if I'm hitting it, but I know I'm not missing it.

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Rudy Boschwitz , Coleman also has taken some stances that don't square with most Minnesota voters, including opposition to abortion rights and gun control.

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Mr. COLEMAN: And to thing about it, I don't if I'm good, but I played it almost as good as I'm playing now.

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Roy says even after 50 years in jazz, Coleman is the greatest living black musician who most black folks still don't know about.

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