Smooth Jazz HMMmmmm???
batmon
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Most cats will turn theie nose uo at the mention of this sub-genre, but in the late 80's these players were gettin' mad radio play. I have a buddy whose mom has a good Lp collection and she fell right into this genre. She was copppin' mad SmoothJazz Lp like crazy. Shakatak,Najee,Stanley Jordan,Gerald Albright,KennyG,and so on. Alot of these artists were on majors and got alot of media exposure but only a certain demograph supported it. Im not trying to big up the genre but will the hipster hate ever erode and digger will look to this stuff after the other genres have been squeezed dry? Just Sayin'.If some cats start jackin the records for samples....well then? Not the 70's stuff but the stuff that helped build the smooth jazz radio statio formats in the 80's and early 90's.
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Damn I didnt proof read. Sorry about that. Looks like some ole'Little Rascals shit.
Dude grew up in Detroit, kind of a weird eccentric cat, so I was really hyped.
So I'm home over the holiday and he drives over and has his son lift this HUGE coffin-like wooden crate into my house and my mouth is starting to water, you know that feeling?
Maaan...I'll be damned if the only thing I pulled out of there was this sealed modern soul 12" and 3 late-late 70s E, W & F LPs! The rest was ALL SMOOTH JAZZ GARBAGE BULLSHIT. Not even a Mr. Magic or Bob James in the crate - that's how bad it was. I hope, for my own peace of mind, that he pulled the joints out that he really thought were good and just thought he was getting over on me by finally having an excuse to get rid of those puppies.
He let me have them all, so at least I didn't have to pull out several and pay for them just because I felt bad that he even brought them over. I whispered to my mom while cracking a smile in the other room that they were all terrible records and she didn't want them sitting around the house anyway. But pops was like, "What if these are worth something big someday?!" (Because I told him about Birmingham Sunday and shit) "Dad - these records will never be worth anything, trust me."
DUMP.
You must not know me man...the sound.
mantra: it doesn't have to be good for it to be worth loot x 3
private jazz didn't go away in the 80's.
No offense, man.
But isn't one man's garbage another man's treasure?
That what Im getting at.
None taken. But cm'on man, I am somebody who appreciates underapprecated albums. But I'm saying, the records weren't worth keeping or listening to, for me. And I don't exactly see Alexander Zonecheck records LPs jumping off in the marketplace.
If there's anybody out there who feels differently, there's a grocery store in Michigan that has a crate full of HEAT sitting behind it.
that's my new rap name
Just Sayin'
Yes!!! Can you please add a dash of 7-up to my wine? Its the ONLY way to drink wine.
there's that marcus miller from '98 (i believe) with 'rush over'.. that's a good one.
Yo, Drewn... you dumped them??? If you still have them I'll come by and take them off your hands, mane. (No, I don't think they're worth any money... I just like certain smooth jazz albums).
Talkin All That Smooth Jazz[/b]
There is a blur sometimes. Instramental Pop to Rhythm and Groove Jazz. The improvisation is pushed to the back.
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Additional personnel includes: Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour, Dean Parks (guitar); Tom Scott (tenor saxophone, lyricon); Wayne Shorter, Pete Christlieb (tenor saxophone); Plas Johnson (horns); Victor Feldman (keyboards, vibraphone, percussion); Joe Sample, Michael Omartian (keyboards); Chuck Rainey (bass); Paul Humphrey, Bernard Purdie, Steve Gadd (drums); Tim Schmit, Clydie King, Michael McDonald (background vocals).
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