Re: Jazz recommendations for newbie

Date: 19 Jun 2003 20:25:04 GMT
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ric writes:
<< Then you won't mind telling me what [Sum1's point] was... >>
No, I suppose not. His point was that, apart from what maybe "should" happen:
The reality is, artists *do* carry genre labels. Your personal characterization
of George Benson notwithstanding: When people look for his music, they walk to
the jazz section. I will grant you that when some people think "jazz," they
don't necessarily think "George Benson"; but I would absolutely argue that when
99% of people think "George Benson," they think "jazz."*
As for smooth jazz being an "offshoot of fusion": If Sum1 argued that point, I
must have skipped the post. I usually skip ahead when I spot the words, "smooth
jazz." I'm not interested. And even if I had read the post, I probably wouldn't
comment. I don't listen to smooth jazz, so I'm not qualified to discuss its
relationship to fusion.
(However, I am qualified to say: When people look for CDs by smooth jazz
artists, they look in the jazz section.)
crib
* Obviously, I'm talking about 99% of the people who "think of" George Benson
in the first place. 99% of the entire population don't know George Benson -- or
most other jazz artists, for that matter.