[Dixielandjazz] Elevator Music - Jazz?

[RoddyTpt at aol.com]

I have listened to "smooth" jazz in an effort to understand and appreciate  
it.  There are some very talented and capable players doing it, so I  thought I 
might learn something.  My main difficulty is figuring out where  the 
choruses start and stop.  It appears there are no choruses as we know  them.  I have 
searched for even 8-bar phrases, but cannot find them  either. 
 
======sometimes true, but you may not have listened to enough to as yet  
identify some that actually adhere to this more  conventional format....
 
 
 I will listen to an entire track with the feeling that is a long  
introduction, and they never get to the tune.  Or is it just a long verse  with no 
chorus at all?  
 
=========some may actually do as you say, also, different sections can and  
do happen on cue in a live situation...this allows for greater  solo expression 
/ expansion....
 
 
If there is someone who can tell me what to listen for, 
 
=====well above are some clues....but maybe if your interested you  should go 
to the equivalent smooth jazz forums...but..be careful...you may end  up 
liking it : ) 
 
 
I would maybe get a handle on understanding this stuff.
 
 
====relax  : ) in all styles of music there is good and  bad.....but ...your 
good and bad may not agree with someone elses....



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