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LanternWaste

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30. I enjoy Spyro Gyra and Weather Report as much Dave Brubek and Chick Corea.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Wed Apr 6, 2016, 02:17 PM

Apr 2016

I enjoy Spyro Gyra and Weather Report as much Dave Brubek and Chick Corea in much the same way as I enjoy Maurice Ravel as much as George Gershwin.

Contrasting the styles and variations on the same themes by different arrangers or musicians often allows me to see something in the piece I'd never considered before.

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Jazz or smooth jazz??? My brother says smooth is the sound of now..... [View all] a kennedy Mar 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author jaysunb Mar 2016 #1

I prefer Bebop nt PasadenaTrudy Mar 2016 #2

Cowboy or regular version? sakabatou Apr 2016 #23

Another name for smooth jazz is Sanity Claws Mar 2016 #3

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well, I am friends with many jazz musicians... grasswire Mar 2016 #4

Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, panader0 Mar 2016 #5

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Like Kenny G... I'd rather listen to Kenny Wayne Shepherd panader0 Mar 2016 #8

A friend and I had a mystical experience at Jack's grave. 1986. callous taoboy Mar 2016 #17

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I first listened to BeBop, Charlie Parker, Monk panader0 Mar 2016 #10

Miles' "Right Off" from "Jack Johnson" Miles Archer Mar 2016 #12

My favorite jazz recording Codeine Apr 2016 #36

White people jazz. ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #6

Smooth jazz is not jazz. cliffordu Mar 2016 #11

Monk. His art is beyond genius. callous taoboy Mar 2016 #18

My Favorite ProfessorGAC Apr 2016 #32

Smooth jazz is what you hear being played in fancy French boutiques during biz hours GOLGO 13 Mar 2016 #14

I think one listens to smooth jazz... malthaussen Mar 2016 #15

What's Dave Brubeck? OriginalGeek Mar 2016 #16

Brubeck would be cool jazz, right? callous taoboy Mar 2016 #19

I absolutely understand that feeling OriginalGeek Apr 2016 #22

Cool Jazz. West Coast Jazz ProfessorGAC Apr 2016 #33

Smooth jazz makes me want to kill or at least hurt someone. nt Still Blue in PDX Mar 2016 #20

Real jazz is a near-dead fine art form. kwassa Apr 2016 #21

Not even close. HuckleB Apr 2016 #26

so, are you following me around now? kwassa Apr 2016 #27

Who said anything about "amazing smooth jazz?" HuckleB Apr 2016 #28

Music is subjective - Like whoever you want Number9Dream Apr 2016 #24

What artists do your brother and you consider to be "Smooth Jazz?" HuckleB Apr 2016 #25

Anything by Craig Chaquico......love him. a kennedy Apr 2016 #29

Cool... HuckleB Apr 2016 #31

Kamasi Washington is brilliant. nt Codeine Apr 2016 #34

It's been so wonderful to see him get bigger and bigger. HuckleB Apr 2016 #39

Keith Jarrett used to play with the Charles Lloyd quartet. panader0 Apr 2016 #37

Early on, yup. Amazing careers for both of them! HuckleB Apr 2016 #38

I enjoy Spyro Gyra and Weather Report as much Dave Brubek and Chick Corea. LanternWaste Apr 2016 #30

I like it rough. KamaAina Apr 2016 #35

Smooth Jazz is like listening to Nickelback or Creed LynneSin Apr 2016 #40

I sometimes feel bad for Tebow... Chan790 Apr 2016 #42

I like both. Jamaal510 Apr 2016 #41