Fourplay ...yes please Jazz CD

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.

Smooth jazz has it's place. In elevators, in up-scale stores, in malls, as background music. Just my most humble opinion, of course. Remember, I'm the guy that found one listenable song on a Fourplay CD!

Brianw- I can appreciate your opinion, as I said everyone is into different music, to tell someone what they listen to is bad, is plain dumb. I mean theres no rocks involved with rock&roll, it seems that anyone that likes it is stupid, LOL! I don't care if it was called smooth pop, I would still enjoy it. Cheers,
Tim