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Thanks for posting. Many of these I haven’t listened to yet so it makes a nice reference.

Listened to and enjoyed this album after listening to:

Good new one from Eick that I just listened to. Recorded in September of this year.

UMG licenses them out to these streaming platforms since they own the BN label. It's not easy to figure out which mastering they're using unless it explicitly states it such as RVG, etc. So with these, it's probably whatever the last digital mastering was.

Apple Music has lonesome road: https://music.apple.com/us/album/lonesome-road/1376816448

The main attraction of this album for me. When the mood strikes it's a great listen.

FWIW, he's all over Apple Music's jazz channel, like top-billing profile for Standards. No idea if this is the same on other streaming platforms but I suspect it may be. He's on Concord records and shares a manager with Dolly Parton. To me that means he's got some good publicists pushing his image and product. Anyway, I listened to the new one...it's not for me. Checked out his website. He's got shows lined up across the country through July 2022. Some venue tix are around $120, maybe more. He may be a punchline in some ways, but not as a performer with those ticket prices and some of those venues. When he's playing at county fairs for free, then it'll be different.

Good luck on reception though.

I think you still need iTunes to do any burning onto CD. That's how I did my last BFT actually....I haven't tried, but I don't think there's any real bridge between Apple Music & iTunes to send music back/forth. The only work around I can think of would be a Tascam type of recording device. @Milestones I definitely recommend using a bluetooth connection to send either to your main stereo receiver or a decent BT speaker. While working I use one of those Bose Soundlinks. Other times I send direct to the receiver which has better speakers. You should be able to do that both from a computer/laptop/tablet or smartphone. Either way it's substantially better than using the built in speakers on the computer or phone. I'm pretty impressed with the sound quality overall from Apple Music. I haven't used any of the higher end services like Tidal or Qobuz but for what I'm getting with this app for the money I'm not really curious either.

Not in the US they won't. Tobacco lobby here is still able to keep those graphic pics off cig cartons unlike Europe.

Excellent Barry Harris session from '03.

I tend to agree with @Rooster_Ties on this one, but I haven't listened to any older Kenny G in a while. He may be marketed as smooth jazz but, at least from his more recent output, that music doesn't have much in common with SJ in the last 10 years or so. He definitely reminds me more of Yanni at the moment.

Recorded in '99. RIP Barry Harris

Per the Slate article linked upthread it's China

Honestly I've only ever heard one demographic use the term "beta males." That's anecdotal of course, but he's sold 75 millions records worldwide. I'm sure there's a fair share of women and wimps buying these units but I have a hard time believing they're pushing that market. But hey, maybe they are. I've never been to one of his concerts but it could be like the opera crowd that was depicted in Seinfeld.

Maybe "beta males" would make sense in a place like this country where identities are forged around consumption preferences and peer pressure, but he's got a worldwide audience. I doubt that rather substantial market is pushed by females only, and the US concept of beta males wouldn't really apply in Asia or other parts of this hemisphere (the Slate article makes note of his popularity in JA, hardly a hot spot of betas). That's really interesting. I hope he pays that keyboard player a lot of money. That sounds kind of painstaking for what actually gets churned out.

Well, FWIW I just listened to KG's Standards and it's pretty boring to me. I actually wouldn't call this smooth jazz at all. Figured maybe it was due to the theme chosen as I've always associated him with SJ, so I went back to his 2015 Brazilian Nights album and nope! Another miss. Pretty saccharine stuff actually. Quiet storm instrumentals/smooth jazz have groove/R&B elements that aren't there in these Kenny G albums. I get why people may dig some songs of his, but definitely not my thing. I don't think he'd fit in very well on that Smooth Jazz cruise...

Supposed to control digital ripping but most software was more advanced than what was put on the CD, or there was a work around back in that day. I'd say there's likely some audio "watermarking" present if you listen closely, but maybe not.

The NYT article is really nothing. At least the Slate article prints (most of?) the interview itself. I see where Lane is coming from (and the fact that she released "footnotes" of a prior documentary is pretty interesting in terms of a filmmaker's approach). I don't think threads like this are necessarily so much about Kenny G or whatever artist, but more about the defense and protection of what we consider to be jazz, or maybe who/what should be the mascot(s) representing that art form. When you get down to it, Kenny is just another guy making music and selling records. You either like it or you don't, and you choose to either vocalize your opinion about it or not. Happens across all genres I guess. MC Hammer got this type of treatment in the 90s from the hip hop community and Drake is receiving it today. Nickelback has gotten it from the rock crowd and Garth Brooks got it from country fans. I'd actually like to see this documentary more for how the subject matter is treated. Maybe I'll check out Kenny's new album, who knows.

You'd lose that bet b/c these folks definitely have a copy of KOB and/or Time Out.

It wouldn't surprise me if, in the future, these covers will have the cigarettes removed digitally.

Did this last week at wifey’s request, only no fridge. She got tired of me using her nice rammicans for it. Sorry, honest answers lol. Only I don’t have a potato box. Just one for onions

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Great albums. Cube is an excellent storyteller and these beats/production are incredible. Heavily influenced by P-Funk for sure.

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