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RE: Bad luck

Posted by Chazro on July 5, 2012 at 12:50:42:
Not to sound like an elitist but Jazz is advanced musicology, definitely not for everybody. IMO very much like Classical which also, is not for everybody. But like Classical, being a genre that encompasses such an extraordinary wealth of choices, one should be able to find SOMETHING! I think the knee-jerk answer (that you've already been given) is to go back to the classics, but this does a huge disservice to the Jazz of today. The problem with trying to find new stuff is it's often too much work for a casual listener. Who to listen to? Where to listen to it? In YOUR case, a person that swears off a genre completely for 10 yrs based on a handful of negative experiences (hold a grudge much?!;), it's impossible to tell how deep you're willing to dig. Sometimes you gotta know when to fold your hand! I own over 7000+ recordings, I'd say maybe 2 dozen are Classical music, I folded my hand on Classical a long time ago!

Here's a modern (recorded this century) recommendation for you:
Waverly 7 - Yo Bobby! Accessible, extremely well-played, and well recorded. Good luck!