What's the most white person Jazz album of all time?

[orips]

Can you be more specific? Are you implying what kind of jazz music do white people listen to the most? Or what jazz album do you associate with white people the most?





In any event, what comes to mind is anything from the big band era's Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and and Tommy Dorsey.

 

[pickwick33]

Bon Vivant saidJ_Enki said:Gotta be a Kenny G joint, right?




None more white.




The irony being: Kenny had a huge African-American following in the 80s and 90s, with people in their thirties and up.





The first time I ever heard of the man, a record store in a black neighborhood had posters of his Duotones LP on the walls. I was thinking he was some kind of crossover R&B act ala Hall & Oates.

 

[fishmongerfunk]

pickwick33 said:Bon Vivant saidJ_Enki said:Gotta be a Kenny G joint, right?




None more white.




Kenny had a huge African-American following in the 80s and 90s, with people in their thirties and up..




the further inacuracy being that kenny had previously cut his teeth in a deep funk band, as was revealed in a certain documentary featuring a certain well respected strutter (who doesn;t seem to post here anymore and with the way things are here lately can you blame him?):

this thread is so damn ignorant and somehow even worse than those clusterfuck political threads. we can do better than this shit.

 

[LaserWolf]

pickwick33 said:Bon Vivant saidJ_Enki said:Gotta be a Kenny G joint, right?




None more white.




The irony being: Kenny had a huge African-American following in the 80s and 90s, with people in their thirties and up.





The first time I ever heard of the man, a record store in a black neighborhood had posters of his Duotones LP on the walls. I was thinking he was some kind of crossover R&B act ala Hall & Oates.




The other half of the irony is the Blackest jazz artists have a huge white following.

 

[bassie]

I am not trying to be cute, but I don't understand the question. Is it in reference to the artist, sound or audience?





ubiquitous = white?


mass appeal = white?


common/norm = white?








Help a Toronto gal out.

 

[downtownrobbrown]

TheKindCromang said:What is "The Blackest" jazz record of all time?




ew, great question.








Seriously though I didn't know race here was taken so seriously.





All I meant is what jazz album is owned by the most white folk. I still stand by my choice.

 

[HarveyCanal]

bassie said:I am not trying to be cute, but I don't understand the question. Is it in reference to the artist, sound or audience?





ubiquitous = white?


mass appeal = white?


common/norm = white?








Help a Toronto gal out.




I took it as jazz that the guy in the background of the Niles Rodgers photo could get into.

 

[james]

pickwick33 said:Bon Vivant saidJ_Enki said:Gotta be a Kenny G joint, right?




None more white.




The irony being: Kenny had a huge African-American following in the 80s and 90s, with people in their thirties and up.





The first time I ever heard of the man, a record store in a black neighborhood had posters of his Duotones LP on the walls. I was thinking he was some kind of crossover R&B act ala Hall & Oates.

Also, I'm pretty sure the G-Man's "Songbird" has the distinction of being the last instrumental to crack the Pop charts.





And this probably ain't the place, but I've had a number of suprisingly deep conversations with dudes about the cultural chasm that's resulted from white folks' misunderstandings concerning what black folks see in smooth jazz.

 

[Bon Vivant]

pickwick33 said:Bon Vivant saidJ_Enki said:Gotta be a Kenny G joint, right?




None more white.




The irony being: Kenny had a huge African-American following in the 80s and 90s, with people in their thirties and up.





The first time I ever heard of the man, a record store in a black neighborhood had posters of his Duotones LP on the walls. I was thinking he was some kind of crossover R&B act ala Hall & Oates.




Listening to Songbird should have ended that impression. :shitty:





Kenny can undoubtedly blow, but there's a lack of soul in his style, IMO. Not that I'm an expert on the G-man...

 

[tabira]

james said:


And this probably ain't the place, but I've had a number of suprisingly deep conversations with dudes about the cultural chasm that's resulted from white folks' misunderstandings concerning what black folks see in smooth jazz.




Sure this is the place - do tell! This seems like a pretty meandering thread. Sharp left turns welcome.

 

[eleven]

BallzDeep said:doom said:dividing people by race is so 1940s, its 2012 now.....




uh, maybe in sweden. but dividing people by race still alive and kicking here.

 

[bassie]

doom said:dividing people by race is so 1940s, its 2012 now.....







Some people missed the memo.





Is it art or is it cake?

 

[parallax]

crabmongerfunk said:





this thread is so damn ignorant and somehow even worse than those clusterfuck political threads. we can do better than this shit.




+1

 

[HarveyCanal]

Y'all sound mad white.

 

[Possum Slim]

Probably some Acid Jazz release to answer original question.