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Vocal that the format needs

producer57 said:
In my heart of hearts after being in the music world for many years,I have to say that I don't believe that SJ is a form of jazz.There was contemporary Jazz.Even though some of the music like Bob James made was softer there was some real depth too it.Have You ever heard Bob's version of Feel Like Making Love? It was simple butbwith great depth and excellent improvisation.He brought you into the song.In a trio format at over 6 minutes he showed you the great expanse ofnhis musicianship. I truly believe that everything was fine until BA took over and started to take any bit of talent that the artist had a sucked it dry out of the song.Now Jazz was relegated to 3:30 with no creativity other than their version of the melody.
Artists like Miles Davis,Coltrane,George Benson and many others always played pop songs.Miles loved Pop music.He knew what to do with it.Human Nature really is an excellent cut.
BA let their formula suck any life out of the music.Artists like Pat Metheny who really did make an attempt at having radio play were now really being squeezed and were eventually shut out.
Grover complained about this all the time.He wanted a change as well and was ready to try until he passed.
People can bitch and moan but it all started with a radio consulting firm who made up a name to fit their business plan.They finally went and squeezed the radio to 20 artists and songs.Now they abandoned the name they invented and trying to hold onto whatever crumbs are left. I believe they never cared about the music and what is left is a group of dedicated people trying to do something to bring it into the future.
It's not going to happen with this present group of artists and music looking to find the younger demographic.If you want to hear what they want to hear go to any of the clubs in Bklyn NY any night of the week.You'll see the audience all between 25 and 70 listening to many forms of Jazz.
Want to hear the same old same old go on one of the SJ NY summer cruises.Same artists every year playing the same music. Jazz has always been about change. That change has to start now if you really want to see change
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Decent take. Can't say I disagree with anything you said. That said, we can only deal with what we have in present day, and there is quite a bit of decent material, both pre and post-BA to work with (not that they had anything to do with it). Some of the artists that you have indirectly referred to are starting to get the message (Koz's latest immediately comes to mind, and there have been a couple others of late).

OT, I want to thank a good friend and broadcasting colleague for talking me off the ledge the other day. I was seriously considering pulling the plug for good. But he helped me realize that that would mean taking the easy way out and running away from a challenge, and that is just not my style.
 
if you love what you do you hang with it the best you can and as long as you can. I heard Dave Koz's new CD-different? Uh maybe a little but he also had a very decent recording budget to work with-Something many artists are not able to get these days-so more loops and less live musicians coming your way
 
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