catesta Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 you got a new girl friend At this point I'm predicting this will never happen, so I'll recuse myself from the discussion. Have a nice day fellas. Trust me, you will be surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 My wife was listening to country and western and soft rock when we first met. Not crazy about Jazz, but at least she's stopped listening to C&W. ACK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Well, having Alan Silva on in the car didn't work for one date... I learned wisely and for another one turned off the Frank Wright the moment she got in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris olivarez Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 I don't know if I would say anything at least to start with. I'd probably avoid playing something that was too intense at the beginning. Music is central to my life and if she couldn't at least hang with some of my musical selections chances are she couldn't hang with me but I really don't see the point of sweating it too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Well, having Alan Silva on in the car didn't work for one date... I learned wisely and for another one turned off the Frank Wright the moment she got in! I guess Al Shorter's 'Tes Etat' would be off the playlist as welll then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 u guys are all snoody weirdos gimme a break even i dont care if she listens to alan shorter or oingo boingo if she has the look thats all that matters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 and lay off the grover- grover did more for jazz than u guys ever will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbs-tom Posted August 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 ... my WIFE just smacked me round the head, for posting such a question ps: when i met her she just knew herbie hancock and nina simone - not too bad starting a relationship with a music addict Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 and lay off the grover- grover did more for jazz than u guys ever will Dude - I'm recommending the Grover. Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 I would try to turn the discussion to something else or ask if she likes other kind of music. If she asked me to put some jazz i would go with Ben Webster Music for loving or maybe a singer like Helen Merrill, if the bit.. starts telling me that Kenny G is greater i would put some Akosh S Unit or some John Zorn that should teach her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 I'd put on the 'Mosaic Complete Jazz Crusaders Pacific Jazz' set. If she can't groove to that one then there's no chance.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 My wife was listening to country and western and soft rock when we first met. Not crazy about Jazz, but at least she's stopped listening to C&W. ACK! I must admit to liking some Country-Western. I love my jazz, but there are times when only Hank Williams will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Al Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 I'd put on some Al Haig or Bill Evans. If that didn't fit the bill, I'd bring out Black Vomit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed S Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Having recently gone through this sort of scenario, I did a lot of pre-warning about the size of my CD collection and my love of jazz of all styles. I went so far as to give her a sampling of my sizable CD collection and lent her some CDs. When she finally came over and actually saw the size of my CD collection, I know she was impressed - though I'm not sure whether it was positively or negatively. I have to say that no longer being what I call a "jazzhole" really went a long way in her acceptance of my jazz leanings. Some of the early stuff I lent her - Miles Davis Quintet with Shorter, Hancock et all, Maiden Voyage, Coltrane's early Impulse stuff, some Scofield and Organissimo. The first stuff I ever plyed for her - Pat Metheny Group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybleaden Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Gosh Next thing they might ask for a cuddle (eeewww!) Thin end of the wedge I am afraid Get yer ya yas out...(musically speaking of course!) would be my next request Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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