[Dixielandjazz] Kenny G calls it . . .

[David Richoux]

got to correct a typo - we have well over 600,000 recordings (not  
60,000) and none are known to have any  Kenny G content...
(he may have been sampled or something but certainly not recordings  
as "featured musician.")

Dave R

On Aug 12, 2006, at 3:49 PM, David Richoux wrote:

> We are proud of the fact that there is no (and probably never will  
> be) a "smooth jazz" section in the KFJC station library. Out of  
> well over 600,00 LPs, CDs, Singles, etc we might have something  
> that somebody might call "smooth jazz" if they were not really  
> listening, but sure not very many of 'em.
>
> No Kenny, that's for sure!
>
> The smallest actual section of our library is the "New Age Music"  
> but most everybody calls that shelf "Newage" (rhymes with Garbage...)
>
> Dave Richoux
> On Aug 12, 2006, at 2:07 PM, Hal Vickery wrote:
>
>> I think the problem lies with the way the music is marketed.   
>> Record stores
>> and radio stations call it "smooth jazz," and I think that's where  
>> a lot of
>> us make the mistake of pinning it on the players.
>>
>> Whatever it's called, it's still elevator music.
>>
>> Hal Vickery
>
>
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