Oct 19, 2018, 00:57 am
Smooth jazz is a style of music that evolved from a blend of jazz fusion and easy listening pop music, featuring a polished pop feel with little to no jazz improvisation. The genre arose in the mid-1970s in the United States, but it was not named "smooth jazz" until the 1980s.
Traditional jazz players and jazz purists rejected the style. As an example of this, the “Sound Investment” column of Jazz Journal, November 1999, stated that it “would cover an extremely wide spectrum of jazz styles” while avoiding smooth jazz.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smooth_jazz
Considering the lack of support from the traditional jazz community, I have always wished for the style be given its own unique term to reflect its distinctiveness. However, since the label “smooth jazz” has been used for decades, it is now something we are stuck with for the foreseeable future.
Smooth jazz is relaxing and uplifting. The music is a breath of fresh air in this troubled world.
Enjoy the thread!
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Nelson Rangell - Another Way
Brian Culbertson - Together Tonight
Peter White - Caravan Of Dreams
Dave Koz - You Make Me Smile
Paul Hardcastle (featuring Helen Rogers) - Feeling Blue
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Chris Botti – Irresistible Bliss
Ken Ross & Yan – Not Over You
Traditional jazz players and jazz purists rejected the style. As an example of this, the “Sound Investment” column of Jazz Journal, November 1999, stated that it “would cover an extremely wide spectrum of jazz styles” while avoiding smooth jazz.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smooth_jazz
Considering the lack of support from the traditional jazz community, I have always wished for the style be given its own unique term to reflect its distinctiveness. However, since the label “smooth jazz” has been used for decades, it is now something we are stuck with for the foreseeable future.
Smooth jazz is relaxing and uplifting. The music is a breath of fresh air in this troubled world.
Enjoy the thread!
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Nelson Rangell - Another Way
Brian Culbertson - Together Tonight
Peter White - Caravan Of Dreams
Dave Koz - You Make Me Smile
Paul Hardcastle (featuring Helen Rogers) - Feeling Blue
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Chris Botti – Irresistible Bliss
Ken Ross & Yan – Not Over You