Fourplay ...yes please Jazz CD

Sorry guys, Fourplay stinks!!! It's not good jazz, and I frankly hesitate to call it jazz. Unfortunately, groups and individuals such as Fourplay, The Rippingtons, Dave Koz, Spyra Gyra, and Kenny G have grossly misrepresented the genre. Perticularly Kenny G, whom I feel should be incarserated. Down with Kenny G, up with T. Monk, George Gables, Paul Desmond, Kenny Burrell, and Bill Evans.

Thank you for that comment full of wit and information, I am going to sleep better tonight knowing that you don't like any of that music. FWIW The Gerry Muligan Paul Desmond Quartet "Blues In Time" is my favorite Jazz recording, I just also enjoy the other non-jazz stuff too. To each his own. Best wishes,
Tim

I don't consider smooth jazz as "Jazz". I prefer the Hard Bop and Bop era. However, my Sister gave me the Fourplay "Best of ..." CD for Christmas several years ago. It remained sealed until about a week ago. She listens to Rippingtons, Manhattan Transfer, Spyro Gyra, etc., and assumed that I'd like it. I scanned through each song, not expecting much, then came upon track 3 and played it TWICE. (This is coming from a guy with over 4,000 1950's jazz records!) The title is "Higher Ground", a song made famous by Stevie Wonder, featuring Take 6. I found it a fairly decent recording, funky, and fun to listen to. I can't stand the other 11 songs, but was pleased to find one worth listening to.

I'm not buying any of their other CD's though ...

Tireguy just kills me!!! Angela100 too, following Bob James for 25 years...WOW. I guess Tireguy was right in saying "to each their own". Unbelievable.

This isn't another "that ain't music" thread it was about fourplay, just cause you don't like it doesn't mean that others don't. Just like any other genre, just for some reason people take it personally when it comes to smooth jazz, they would rather hear that your into Metal, polka, etc, then smooth jazz, that kills me.