[Dixielandjazz] Listening to Smooth Jazz

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Someone in another post talked about looking for phrases and other elements 
of music.  This is what I call circle music.  It has no beginning and no end 
and just sort of pets us like a dog without any real point.

I have listened to KG and I have a pretty good musical memory for tunes and 
I can't remember anything of his.  KG may be getting rich and more power to 
him.  He plays pretty well in tune, seems to keep good time, has a nice tone 
and uses many of the same notes that we use and people like him.  Is it 
jazz? Personally I don't think so   I think it as a kind of advanced 
elevator music.  Come to think of it that's the last place I heard him.
Larry
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert S. Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com>
To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Listening to Smooth Jazz


> Steve Barbone wrote:
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>> Kenny G? Heck he sold 75 million records and has made millions of fans 
>> happy
>> with what he does. What is wrong with that?
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> IMO- Nothing is wrong with that.  I am just offended by calling what he 
> does, "jazz."
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> --Bob Ringwald
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