"The Enunciator"  writes:   
      
   > ric wrote:   
   > > Steve Cooper wrote:   
   > >   
   > > > Well, as one who doesn't quite get it, please enlighten me as to   
   > why smooth   
   > > > jazz qualifies as jazz. I am open to a reasonable explanation as to   
   > why   
   > > > 'smooth jazz' has latched on to the term 'jazz' as a descriptor.   
   > >   
   > > Prepare yourself for an answer filled with untrue statements (i.e.,   
   > > Nat Hentoff said so),   
   >   
   > Rock-solid, quoted, verifiable statement, ricky-boy.   
   >   
   > Unfortunately it contradicts your version of reality.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > > and other tidbits of wisdom (like "It's in the   
   > > jazz section at record stores.) Anything but a musical reason. Bottom   
   > > line: The people in the record company and radio station marketing   
   > > departments coined it as "smooth jazz" and NO other reason.   
   >   
   > Plenty of other reasons.   
      
   Let's stop arguing about categories/classification.  Especially about   
   commercial stuff.   
      
   I just saw Justin Rutledge tonight in Kitchener.  I'm tempted to call that   
   "slacker country".  Oh wait a minute.  I won't label it.  But it was fun!   
      
   (groups pruned)   
      
     Richard   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)