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the '80's

fostered the 'smoov jazz' era and new age. some good artists got caught up in the money grab and kind of ruined their rep doing so. bob james (hes early stuff is GREAT: BJ 1-4 for instance), david sanborn (he stated at a smoov jazz concert that the producers always told him to "play like david sanborn) who was great on michael franks' early stuff.

michael fell into it for a while but has returned to his real genre-jazz that is smooth (different from smooth jazz) and his newer releases are quite enjoyable. i still love his albums up until about the camera never lies until barefoot on the beach. (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/michael-franks-p6526/discography). i have them all and will listen to them all, some on LP, some on CD. the last one i bought was the LP "LIVE" recorded in 1980. interesting pics on the cover etc.

back to sanborn-his album "another hand" is always cheap in the used bins because its nothing like his other solo albums, it is REAL jazz, not what most sanborn buyers are expecting.

dave grusin put out some real winners and some real pedestrian items as well. same with larry carlton. ETC!

still, some good jazz was made during the 80s and i listened to KLON (now kkjz.ord) and never left real jazz, just as i never left vinyl. i added cd to the lineup and kept all my LPs.
...regards...tr


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