My Best Guess: Kick back and get ready to groove to the smooth, cool tones of yesterday's great jazz artists and the musicians they've inspired today. It's time to take a trip around Planet Jazz.According to Sirius: The continuing evolution of today's jazz. Modern, progressive, acid jazz, fusion and more from the artists who are redefining jazz.
Curt's Rebuttal: Hrm...so, everything I was listening to was modern? Would never have guessed. I'd go back and check, but...well...read on...
Sample Playlist:
- Methany Mehldau, A Night Away
- Jaco Pastorius, Continuum
- Charlie Hunter Quartet, Mestre Tata
- Eldar, I Remember When
- Lizz Wright, Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly
- Stanley Clarke, Silly Putty
Verdict: Wow. Two days of this. I was thinking yesterday about how I felt about jazz. It was honestly hard to focus on. I personally think jazz is best served up as background music, played during a dinner party or at a club where socializing was going on. But as the center of attention? I don't think so. And I played in a jazz band in high school.If there was any doubt as to how I felt about Planet Jazz, it immediately vanished when I learned I had to listen to it for a second day (due to failing to document it last night). I believe my knee-jerk reaction was "CRAP!" I was not enjoying having to sit through this a second time. So...with apologies to all jazz fans out there...I'm not bookmarking this. But if I have a dinner party or a sophisticated group of people over to hang out, I may tune in just to have something pleasant and interesting going on in the background...
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