Choose the right one !

[catesta]

  Free For All said:

  jbs-tom said:

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.

Trust me, you will be surprised.

[Tim McG]

My wife was listening to country and western and soft rock when we first met.

Not crazy about Jazz, but at least she's stopped listening to C&W.

ACK!

[clifford_thornton]

Well, having Alan Silva on in the car didn't work for one date... I learned wisely and for another one turned off the Frank Wright the moment she got in!

[chris olivarez]

I don't know if I would say anything at least to start with. I'd probably avoid playing something that was too intense at the beginning. Music is central to my life and if she couldn't at least hang with some of my musical selections chances are she couldn't hang with me but I really don't see the point of sweating it too much.

[sidewinder]

  clifford_thornton said:

Well, having Alan Silva on in the car didn't work for one date... I learned wisely and for another one turned off the Frank Wright the moment she got in!

I guess Al Shorter's 'Tes Etat' would be off the playlist as welll then?

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

u guys are all snoody weirdos gimme a break even i dont care if she listens to alan shorter or oingo boingo if she has the look thats all that matters

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

and lay off the grover- grover did more for jazz than u guys ever will

[jbs-tom]

... my WIFE just smacked me round the head, for posting such a question

ps: when i met her she just knew herbie hancock and nina simone - not too bad starting a relationship with a music addict

[JSngry]

  chewy said:

and lay off the grover- grover did more for jazz than u guys ever will

Dude - I'm recommending the Grover. Seriously.

[Van Basten II]

I would try to turn the discussion to something else or ask if she likes other kind of music.

If she asked me to put some jazz i would go with Ben Webster Music for loving or maybe a singer like Helen Merrill, if the bit.. starts telling me that Kenny G is greater i would put some Akosh S Unit or some John Zorn that should teach her

[sidewinder]

I'd put on the 'Mosaic Complete Jazz Crusaders Pacific Jazz' set. If she can't groove to that one then there's no chance..

[BruceH]

  GoodSpeak said:

My wife was listening to country and western and soft rock when we first met.

Not crazy about Jazz, but at least she's stopped listening to C&W.

ACK!

I must admit to liking some Country-Western. I love my jazz, but there are times when only Hank Williams will do.

[Kalo]

Al Green

[B. Clugston]

I'd put on some Al Haig or Bill Evans. If that didn't fit the bill, I'd bring out Black Vomit.

[Ed S]

Having recently gone through this sort of scenario, I did a lot of pre-warning about the size of my

CD collection and my love of jazz of all styles. I went so far as to give her a sampling of my sizable

CD collection and lent her some CDs. When she finally came over and actually saw the size of my

CD collection, I know she was impressed - though I'm not sure whether it was positively or negatively.

I have to say that no longer being what I call a "jazzhole" really went a long way in her acceptance of my jazz leanings. Some of the early stuff I lent her - Miles Davis Quintet with Shorter, Hancock et all, Maiden Voyage, Coltrane's early Impulse stuff, some Scofield and Organissimo. The first stuff I ever plyed for her - Pat Metheny Group.

[andybleaden]

Gosh

Next thing they might ask for a cuddle (eeewww!)

Thin end of the wedge I am afraid

Get yer ya yas out...(musically speaking of course!) would be my next request