slide_advantage_redoux Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 (edited) http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/no..._to_be_a_smooth He goes to great length trying to appear non-apologetic about his career choice, but it comes out the opposite imho. Edited July 26, 2007 by slide_advantage_redoux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/no..._to_be_a_smooth He goes to great length trying to appear non-apologetic about his career choice, but it comes out the opposite imho. Maybe I'm misreading you Slide, but in case you didn't know -- the Onion doesn't print real articles. Some staff member had a ffun time writing this one! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/no..._to_be_a_smooth He goes to great length trying to appear non-apologetic about his career choice, but it comes out the opposite imho. Maybe I'm misreading you Slide, but in case you didn't know -- the Onion doesn't print real articles. Some staff member had a ffun time writing this one! Guy i think i read a George Benson interview which went very much into the direction of this article (like "i know which type of record you would like to hear from me, i would like such a record much better myself, but, you know, it would only sell like 250000 copies [number was definitely far in the 100000s] and my grandchildren have these expensive hobbies..." maybe i am partly confusing it with a Jimmy Smith interview..) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slide_advantage_redoux Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/no..._to_be_a_smooth He goes to great length trying to appear non-apologetic about his career choice, but it comes out the opposite imho. Maybe I'm misreading you Slide, but in case you didn't know -- the Onion doesn't print real articles. Some staff member had a ffun time writing this one! Guy Yeah, they got me on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 What's really funny is that there are press releases out now that describe both Kirk Whalum and Bob James as "legendary..." First of all, neither of them qualify (is there such thing as a legendary smooth jazz player?), I doubt that either have the potential to be honored as NEA Jazz Masters, though not all of their honorees qualify as legendary in my book. If you liked the Onion spoof, check out the allaboutjazz.com website next April 1st and enjoy the fun! Past reviews and articles are also still part of the website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest donald petersen Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 shift your paradigm to smooth and funky, ken...bob james is certainly "legendary". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Beat me to it - I just read that - yes, that's a pretty amusing piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 They also did a piece once about a guy buying the Ken Burns 5-disc jazz box and not being able to get through it. Got to hand it to those Onioners (Onionsters?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 well, as I recall, Bob James did record, at one point, for ESP - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 well, as I recall, Bob James did record, at one point, for ESP - I also remember him sitting beside Sarah Vaughan at a piano in a 1960s era photograph, but James has long since dumbed down his chops playing smooth jazz b.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 I'd like to get Bob James's first record for Mercury; it's supposed to be good, and predates the ESP. That Onion "op-ed" is pretty good and quite believable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 (edited) I'd like to get Bob James's first record for Mercury; it's supposed to be good, and predates the ESP. That Onion "op-ed" is pretty good and quite believable. Universal did issue a cd. You can currently get a new copy on Amazon for $4.79. I bought it when issued and was impressed but you don't want to hear about that. Edited July 31, 2007 by Chuck Nessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Ah, sure I do. It might be as good a sell as the presence of Bob Pozar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 They also did a piece once about a guy buying the Ken Burns 5-disc jazz box and not being able to get through it. Got to hand it to those Onioners (Onionsters?). Bruce, I remember it a little differently. My recollection is that the headline screamed to the effect "Man Hasn't Opened Ken Burns Jazz CDs Yet". The story went on to say that he bought the 5-CD set because he thought that women would be impressed, but he has still never gotten around to listening to any of it yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Five-Disc Jazz Anthology Still Unopened LOUISVILLE, KY—A five-disc jazz-anthology box set, lovingly assembled to give novices an appreciation and understanding of the uniquely American art form, remains unopened nearly two years after its purchase, sources reported Monday.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Funny satire! Love this line: "I promise you, there was never a single, defining moment when I realized there was a huge market of people out there who only own four records, and convinced myself that, dammit, mine could be one of those four." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randissimo Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Funny satire! Love this line: "I promise you, there was never a single, defining moment when I realized there was a huge market of people out there who only own four records, and convinced myself that, dammit, mine could be one of those four." Could? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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