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Roger's personal view of smooth jazz history. What is Smooth Jazz? A collection of opinions with history impressions. The redefinition of Smooth Jazz. A further opinion about the term smooth jazz. Michael Bérubé's history of Smooth Jazz. A brief history of Smooth Jazz with some further comments. Comments and further proposals are appreciated.
Smooth Jazz. Smooth Jazz is an outgrowth of fusion, one that emphasizes its polished side. Generally, smooth jazz relies on rhythms and grooves instead of improvisation. There are layers of synthesizers, lite-funk rhythms, lite-funk bass, elastic guitars, and either trumpets, alto, or soprano saxophones. The music isn't cerebral, like hard bop ...
Dec 7, 2018 · It’s fitting that the west coast was the birthplace in 1987 of the first “smooth jazz” station, KTWV in Los Angeles, 94.7 THE WAVE, home of all sorts of laid-back grooves since the very beginning of jazz and pop. Other stations would soon follow suit, reaching a height of popularity in 1994, when Kenny G won ...
