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Me.
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03-25-2014 05:35 AM
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John and Bucky Pizzarelli, Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, Barney Kessel, Frank Vignola, George Barnes, Mark Elf, among others.
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Yngwie Malmsteen
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George Benson, Chris Standring, Ronnie Jordan.
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I went out with a "normal" girl. Actually I don't know if she was normal or not but she was a librarian and teacher. She caught some Mary Halvorsen and some Joe Morris that was playing and she said "I LOVE that! How come you never played anything like that for me before?"
If she's not normal, should I get out while I still can?
Is it abnormal to go to art museums? If I go to one, what normal artists should I look for?
David
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You'll need this:
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I know that the gypsy sound is really big in movies and TV. My kids love it.
Originally Posted by 3625
If I listen to Django my kids think it sounds like the TV show Monk or Ratatouille. There's even a 'cameo' of Django in the kids movie Hugo.
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:-( Originally Posted by yaclaus
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Is it abnormal to go to art museums? If I go to one, what normal artists should I look for?
Dali
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single cuts of players like mclaughlin - my goals beyond/goodby pork pie hat coryell/elementry guitar lesson #5 some of the players on early steely dan work..larry carlton (jeff baxter .. actually lots of monster players on the dan albums)
many of the players on the "soft/mello" jazz stations..jeff golub is very tasty..norman brown has grown over the years and has a very nice style..
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Dear David, Originally Posted by TruthHertz
Unfortunately, no she isn't normal and your relationship with this woman will be doomed to a permanent state of abnormality. That said, if it doesn't work out, give me her number...
Again you seem to be confused. No it isn't abnormal to go to art museums but you must act accordingly. Normal behaviour constitutes quickly taking a photo of the 'art' in question on your phone before quickly (I said quickly) moving to the next object of interest. No dawdling. As for which artists? Not important. Originally Posted by TruthHertz
Sincerely, 3625
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I find that average musicians of the rock, blues, country, folk variety are easily impressed by gypsy jazz. Most of the notes are "inside" and not that foreign "outside" stuff that they aren't accustomed to. But the general public won't listen to old sounding recordings like Django so it has to be something produced a bit cleaner like The Rosenberg Trio.
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I think guitar in general is usually pretty easy to digest for people who don't normally listen to jazz. People just like guitar, they are used to hearing a guitarist improvise (even if poorly).
But definitely Wes. I mean everybody loves Wes, right? Everybody. I've never had a single person dislike Smokin' at the Half Note. That is my go to non-jazz people in the car album.
The other great thing about Wes is that he did such mainstream poppy stuff later in his career. So, for the really stubborn listener, you can just start with his late stuff and then move backward until you get to the good stuff. Ease em' in.
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Conversely, what music do you put on to get people to leave?
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The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady usually does the trick. Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
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A girlfriend of mine nearly became violent when I once put on a Tribal Tech CD - "WHAT IS THIS F***ING S***??!!!!" Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
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I don't really think there are many jazz guitarists average music listeners really like. Maybe a few like the guy from the guy from the Steely Dan that have some jazz influence. Most people who are not really into music only like jazz because they believe they are being sophisticated. Kind of like smoking good cigars and drinking fine wine. Otherwise for most people unless they have a real appreciation of music they would not find it more appealing than pop music. 95% of guitar players are in denial that jazz guitar is an art form that exceeds shred guitar.
Last edited by WESTON; 04-12-2014 at 11:10 AM.
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A lot of my friends don't play or listen to jazz but they all seem to like (probably more put up with) any of the Chris Potter's Underground records. So I guess the average listener likes Adam Rogers and Wayne Krantz.
Although you could argue that those records aren't jazz...
Nir Felder goes down well too.
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Romero Lubambo is pretty popular because he plays with Dianne Reeves (a great singer).
Check out Romero's free lessons on MusicGurus.com for personal instruction from the great man himself :-)
Romero Lubambo ? The Lubambo Method | MusicGurus
Here's a clip of one of his first ever lessons:
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Russell Malone.
My then 16 yr. old son, who doesn't listen to much music, much less jazz, liked the "Sweet Georgia Peach" album. His favorite cut was "Bright Mississippi"--a Monk tune. There is hope.
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If it's urgent, Coltrane's "Ascension". Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
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Recently I gave my teenage daughter and her schoolfriend a lift in my car, and I was playing Peter Bernstein's "Monk" CD.
The schoolfriend said 'this is really cool music, I really like it'.
I almost crashed the car.
Somehow I do not think this was a statistically typical response for her peer group.
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Much of Jimmy Bruno's music is pretty well received by non-jazzers.
As for what to play to drive people away? Avant-garde and free jazz usually drives me away very quickly.
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Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis were both popular with non-guitarists. They both remain generally accessible while also being top-flight players.
The big four, I think, would have to be: Django, Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, and George Benson.
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