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In Reply to: RE: I've heard it said that you are either a "jazz person" or a "blues person." posted by magiccarpetride on July 05, 2012 at 11:04:06
...I love blues and blues oriented rock.
But if I had to pick one album for that desert island it would be Getz/Gilberto.
No one plays the sax like Stan.
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"No one plays the sax like Stan."
Yeah, I can listen to him playing on Gilberto's bossa nova album till the cows come home.
But is it jazz?
...there are many different types and styles of jazz, like with any broad musical genre.
"...there are many different types and styles of jazz, like with any broad musical genre."
One could put it that way. However, I've just attended a 10 day local jazz festival, where I was listening to all kinds of R&B, soul, funk, dub, hip-hop, world music, even pop, but barely any jazz (unless you count George Benson's brand of soft pop as being 'jazz'?) So one natural question comes to mind: why do they bill it as 'jazz'?
...has to be called something.
If Kenny G is considered part of jazz, so should George Benson, who has a couple of songs I like.
Don't know what else you would call them in general terms.
"Don't know what else you would call them in general terms."
George Benson walked up on the stage and started playing "Breezin'". Brilliant, kick-ass music, but I'd never call it jazz. It was pure unadulterated pop, which I've enjoyed immensely. Honestly, I could listen to him play forever.
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