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Old 04-02-2011, 09:03 PM   #31 (permalink)
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I tried one of their songs on Youtube, but it sounded a bit insipid to me. I think I`d rather rock on with Kenny G.
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Old 04-02-2011, 09:23 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Smooth Jazz must be Jazz, because Jazz is in the name.
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Old 04-03-2011, 05:45 AM   #33 (permalink)
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I tried one of their songs on Youtube, but it sounded a bit insipid to me. I think I`d rather rock on with Kenny G.
Insipid is definitely the word. Hence the comparison to smooth jazz.
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Old 04-03-2011, 01:16 PM   #34 (permalink)
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I love smooth jazz.
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Old 04-03-2011, 01:27 PM   #35 (permalink)
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Old 04-06-2011, 01:29 PM   #36 (permalink)
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I'm a big fan of smooth jazz but I honestly would call it a relation of soul/r&b music as it is so far away from the coltrane, miles type of jazz that I cannot stand.
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Old 05-23-2011, 02:03 AM   #37 (permalink)
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When I think of Smooth Jazz, I definitely think of Kenny G, or "elevator music". I would consider it as kind of an entry level sub-genre. Technically, it is a branch of jazz, along with its roots of Ragtime and Dixieland. Personally, I believe the gems of jazz were Big-Band Swing and Bebop. It has definitely branched out though (not that it's a bad thing).
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Old 05-28-2011, 03:38 PM   #38 (permalink)
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As someone who listens to quite a bit of smooth jazz, I can assure all of you that, just like any genre, there's some truly excellent stuff amidst all the elevator muzak.

Take, for example, The Rippingtons. They're like the Mahavishnu Orchestra of smooth jazz.



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Old 05-29-2011, 03:20 AM   #39 (permalink)
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Some people can make smooth jazz sound good.
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Old 06-07-2011, 04:32 AM   #40 (permalink)
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no, smooth jazz is horrible.
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