jbs-tom Posted August 11, 2006 Report Posted August 11, 2006 (edited) picture this: you got a new girl friend - inviting her home - she's looking at your huge cd/lp jazz collection - you asked her if she likes jazz ? - oh yes she said, kenny g. is great ! - which record/cd is the first you would play for her ?? (keeping in mind: she should stay and you are not selling your soul ...) Edited August 11, 2006 by jbs-tom Quote
Dan Gould Posted August 11, 2006 Report Posted August 11, 2006 picture this: you got a new girl friend - inviting her home - she's looking at your huge cd/lp jazz collection - you asked her if she likes jazz ? - oh yes she said, kenny g. is great ! - which record/cd is the first you would play for her ?? (keeping in mind: she should stay and you are not selling your soul ...) She wouldn't ever come home to see the collection, as jazz would have come up sooner and her true nature would have been revealed. Quote
Big Al Posted August 11, 2006 Report Posted August 11, 2006 Duke Ellington with John Coltrane or Ballads - John Coltrane Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted August 11, 2006 Report Posted August 11, 2006 Don't sweat it. My wife didn't even know what jazz was... she thought it was Kenny G. She had no idea what a Hammond organ was (which is my life, basically). Love overcomes all that. I was shocked when I accidentally ordered two copies of Cannonball's album with Bill Evans from that big Concord sale and she said, "Oh, I'll just take the extra one to work. I like Cannonball." Being condescending about it doesn't do any good. If she said, "Oh yes, I love jazz. Kenny G is great." I would say, "Well, he's not really my kinda jazz. I prefer this..." and throw on some Stanley T! Quote
Dan Gould Posted August 11, 2006 Report Posted August 11, 2006 Being condescending about it doesn't do any good. If she said, "Oh yes, I love jazz. Kenny G is great." I would say, "Well, he's not really my kinda jazz. I prefer this..." and throw on some Stanley T! No, the correct response is, "He isn't jazz, he is instrumental pop. If you like it, fine, but it ain't jazz and never will be. I'd play you something that qualifies as jazz but it would make your putrid-tuned ears fall off." Quote
jbs-tom Posted August 11, 2006 Author Report Posted August 11, 2006 Don't sweat it. My wife didn't even know what jazz was... she thought it was Kenny G. She had no idea what a Hammond organ was (which is my life, basically). Love overcomes all that. I was shocked when I accidentally ordered two copies of Cannonball's album with Bill Evans from that big Concord sale and she said, "Oh, I'll just take the extra one to work. I like Cannonball." Being condescending about it doesn't do any good. If she said, "Oh yes, I love jazz. Kenny G is great." I would say, "Well, he's not really my kinda jazz. I prefer this..." and throw on some Stanley T! oh yes, i think very often, people (not only women ;-) would like more "real" jazz, but they had never the chance to listen to !! (wrong boy friends ;-) ... on the radio you have only kenny & friends. Quote
rostasi Posted August 11, 2006 Report Posted August 11, 2006 Being condescending about it doesn't do any good. If she said, "Oh yes, I love jazz. Kenny G is great." I would say, "Well, he's not really my kinda jazz. I prefer this..." and throw on some Stanley T! No, the correct response is, "He isn't jazz, he is instrumental pop. If you like it, fine, but it ain't jazz and never will be. I'd play you something that qualifies as jazz but it would make your putrid-tuned ears fall off." uh, Dan? Are you married? Quote
RDK Posted August 11, 2006 Report Posted August 11, 2006 Don't sweat it. My wife didn't even know what jazz was... she thought it was Kenny G. She had no idea what a Hammond organ was (which is my life, basically). Love overcomes all that. I was shocked when I accidentally ordered two copies of Cannonball's album with Bill Evans from that big Concord sale and she said, "Oh, I'll just take the extra one to work. I like Cannonball." Being condescending about it doesn't do any good. If she said, "Oh yes, I love jazz. Kenny G is great." I would say, "Well, he's not really my kinda jazz. I prefer this..." and throw on some Stanley T! Jim (and Jim up above) are completely right. I sort of feel sorry for anyone who'd put jazz above a loving relationship (or hell, even just sex) and reject any woman because of it. That, and I'd direct you to the "Are You a Jazz Snob" thread elsewhere on this board... Quote
bluesbro Posted August 11, 2006 Report Posted August 11, 2006 picture this: you got a new girl friend - inviting her home - she's looking at your huge cd/lp jazz collection - you asked her if she likes jazz ? - oh yes she said, kenny g. is great ! - which record/cd is the first you would play for her ?? (keeping in mind: she should stay and you are not selling your soul ...) Just play some Barry White and go for the kill, explain her later. Quote
paul secor Posted August 11, 2006 Report Posted August 11, 2006 My wife never listened to music except as background before she met me. I married her because I loved her, not to have a listening buddy. These days though, sometimes I'll be playing a jazz record and she'll hear something in the music and have an intelligent coment to make about something that I've missed. When we were dating, I'd usually play something in the bop or hardbop genre, and that would be fine with her. Quote
Dan Gould Posted August 11, 2006 Report Posted August 11, 2006 Being condescending about it doesn't do any good. If she said, "Oh yes, I love jazz. Kenny G is great." I would say, "Well, he's not really my kinda jazz. I prefer this..." and throw on some Stanley T! No, the correct response is, "He isn't jazz, he is instrumental pop. If you like it, fine, but it ain't jazz and never will be. I'd play you something that qualifies as jazz but it would make your putrid-tuned ears fall off." uh, Dan? Are you married? Yes, to a woman who may prefer Def Leppard but had the good taste to know who Ella, Billie and Frank were. She may not love jazz but she does love music and therefore understands how a music lover could obtain as large a collection as I have. Quote
Niko Posted August 11, 2006 Report Posted August 11, 2006 i was told recently that the only decent song within all the noodlin from my room was horace silver's capeverdian blues (she sang it to illustrate...) (except for the saxophone solo..., I suppose she'd prefered Brew Moore instead of Joe Henderson - I can't decide but i think If i had the choice I'd take Henderson off that record and insert moore as well) (evidence is, that she liked cal tjader "latin kick" and (on my birthday) was content when I put in Moore's "If I had You" instead of Miles Davis "Collector's Items" (which she found too sad)))... it's complicated I'd say... it's not the greasier the better or the more ballads the better Quote
Bright Moments Posted August 11, 2006 Report Posted August 11, 2006 jim you are a wise man! people take note this cd is a deal closer! Quote
couw Posted August 11, 2006 Report Posted August 11, 2006 i was told recently that the only decent song within all the noodlin from my room was horace silver's capeverdian blues (she sang it to illustrate...) (except for the saxophone solo..., I suppose she'd prefered Brew Moore instead of Joe Henderson - I can't decide but i think If i had the choice I'd take Henderson off that record and insert moore as well) (evidence is, that she liked cal tjader "latin kick" and (on my birthday) was content when I put in Moore's "If I had You" instead of Miles Davis "Collector's Items" (which she found too sad)))... it's complicated I'd say... it's not the greasier the better or the more ballads the better woa! more parentheses than in a Rooster Tie post. and one too many to top it off! Quote
JSngry Posted August 11, 2006 Report Posted August 11, 2006 jim you are a wise man! people take note this cd is a deal closer! Yep. I got two copies on the shelf - one that I bought to learn some tunes back when it was new, and one that LTB bought for herself after she met me but before we moved in together. 'Nuff said. Plus, it's a win-win from the musical end of the deal. Plenty of musical detail for me, plenty of relaxing seduction for her. And the cool thing is this - if she's the right woman (and for me she was), over time those roles can kinda reverse, Nothing wrong with that, let me tell you. Quote
Edward Posted August 11, 2006 Report Posted August 11, 2006 (edited) I would probably select either Getz/Gilberto or Jazz Samba. If she did not like either of those albums, then things would look very bleak indeed for our budding relationship. Edited August 12, 2006 by Edward Quote
Niko Posted August 12, 2006 Report Posted August 12, 2006 i was told recently that the only decent song within all the noodlin from my room was horace silver's capeverdian blues (she sang it to illustrate...) (except for the saxophone solo..., I suppose she'd prefered Brew Moore instead of Joe Henderson - I can't decide but i think If i had the choice I'd take Henderson off that record and insert moore as well) (evidence is, that she liked cal tjader "latin kick" and (on my birthday) was content when I put in Moore's "If I had You" instead of Miles Davis "Collector's Items" (which she found too sad)))... it's complicated I'd say... it's not the greasier the better or the more ballads the better woa! more parentheses than in a Rooster Tie post. and one too many to top it off! my (mathematics) typesetting program always complains about lost parentheses - seems like I got used to that Quote
catesta Posted August 12, 2006 Report Posted August 12, 2006 i was told recently that the only decent song within all the noodlin from my room was horace silver's capeverdian blues (she sang it to illustrate...) (except for the saxophone solo..., I suppose she'd prefered Brew Moore instead of Joe Henderson - I can't decide but i think If i had the choice I'd take Henderson off that record and insert moore as well) (evidence is, that she liked cal tjader "latin kick" and (on my birthday) was content when I put in Moore's "If I had You" instead of Miles Davis "Collector's Items" (which she found too sad)))... it's complicated I'd say... it's not the greasier the better or the more ballads the better woa! more parentheses than in a Rooster Tie post. and one too many to top it off! HA!HA! Quote
catesta Posted August 12, 2006 Report Posted August 12, 2006 Most of my "new" girlfriends leave after an hour or so as long as I've paid my "dues" so to speak, so I've never had this problem. Not really. I think the Coltrane/Ellington recomendation is a solid one. Quote
EKE BBB Posted August 12, 2006 Report Posted August 12, 2006 A Bill Evans Trio CD. And if the night is not going well and you want her out of your house, some Peter Brötzmann will work for sure! Quote
EKE BBB Posted August 12, 2006 Report Posted August 12, 2006 Most of my "new" girlfriends leave after an hour or so as long as I've paid my "dues" so to speak, so I've never had this problem. One hour? You´re a romantic! Quote
Free For All Posted August 12, 2006 Report 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. Quote
catesta Posted August 12, 2006 Report Posted August 12, 2006 Most of my "new" girlfriends leave after an hour or so as long as I've paid my "dues" so to speak, so I've never had this problem. One hour? You´re a romantic! hehe It's more like they're on the clock. You get my drift. Quote
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