No, of course not. Kenny G does that to himself, no assist needed.BERFAB wrote:Just because you don't like a particular artist doesn't make make his art any less legitimate.dacaumodo wrote: I hope it's not smooth as in "Kenny G"?
Cheers
-B
hi i am a big fan of smooth jazz!!
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- KVRAF
- 26033 posts since 20 Oct, 2007 from gonesville
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- KVRer
- 7 posts since 3 Sep, 2004 from Walthamstow London
Some time ago this topic but interesting.
I've been studying jazz for a couple of years now. (From the 1890's onwards!). Anyhoo 80's smooth jazz afaIk is more commonly known in the UK as Jazz Funk. In the US that doesn't mean anything. (In the UK, Level 42 and Incognito were in that camp) And yes like wrench45us recommended: The Yellowjackets are archetypal exponents.
A tutorial book I like a lot - if you are playing keyboards that is - Smooth Jazz Piano Book by Mark Harrison. He plays in a Steely Dan tribute band and for me he has excellent taste in his selections. He obviously likes a good tune.
I've been studying jazz for a couple of years now. (From the 1890's onwards!). Anyhoo 80's smooth jazz afaIk is more commonly known in the UK as Jazz Funk. In the US that doesn't mean anything. (In the UK, Level 42 and Incognito were in that camp) And yes like wrench45us recommended: The Yellowjackets are archetypal exponents.
A tutorial book I like a lot - if you are playing keyboards that is - Smooth Jazz Piano Book by Mark Harrison. He plays in a Steely Dan tribute band and for me he has excellent taste in his selections. He obviously likes a good tune.
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- KVRAF
- 2217 posts since 15 Jul, 2003
ah that Mark Harrison book is part of the Hal Leonard Style Series I mentioned
here's another
http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Smooth-Groo ... 325&sr=1-4
but poking around ultra smooth on amazon pops up similar for different insrtruments
here's another
http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Smooth-Groo ... 325&sr=1-4
but poking around ultra smooth on amazon pops up similar for different insrtruments
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- KVRAF
- 4279 posts since 14 Nov, 2008 from UK
Love that stuffmarkolux wrote:Some time ago this topic but interesting.
I've been studying jazz for a couple of years now. (From the 1890's onwards!). Anyhoo 80's smooth jazz afaIk is more commonly known in the UK as Jazz Funk. In the US that doesn't mean anything. (In the UK, Level 42 and Incognito were in that camp) And yes like wrench45us recommended: The Yellowjackets are archetypal exponents.
A tutorial book I like a lot - if you are playing keyboards that is - Smooth Jazz Piano Book by Mark Harrison. He plays in a Steely Dan tribute band and for me he has excellent taste in his selections. He obviously likes a good tune.
Direct Drive, Freeez etc, But I call that stuff 'Brit Funk', it had a different sound to the US 'Jazz Funk' Sound(Did they not call it Jazz Funk or just Funk?), i.e. Cameo & Kool & The Gang. But I wouldn't think any of that was smooth Jazz, I think smooth jazz would be more Grover Washington Junior, Bob James etc(I.e. Theme from Taxi), Nice Downtempo soulfull with lots of rhodes etc, But I like all forms of that era including Jazz-Fusion like Herbie Hancock etc
Brit Funk is a long forgetten music, but it was a great form of music, I was just too young in the early 80's to see any live. Sure Paul Hardcastle is doing some new stuff too