The Onion pokes fun at Jazz

[jazzbo]

I laughed out loud.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/fivedisc-jazz-anthology-still-unopened,468/

[Bright Moments]

try here

Edited December 8, 2010 by Bright Moments

[Chuck Nessa]

Ok deal but not really funny to me.

[jazzbo]

It's funny, to me, as well as seeming so sadly true.

[crisp]

'"Girls love guys who are into jazz," Bergkamp said. "Knowing about, like, Thelonious Monk makes you look all sophisticated and soulful.'

That's the bit that made me laugh. Bitterly.

[mellowT]

Dude should have picked up the Plugged Nickel set after all.

[jazzbo]

  On 12/8/2010 at 4:07 PM, crisp said:

'"Girls love guys who are into jazz," Bergkamp said. "Knowing about, like, Thelonious Monk makes you look all sophisticated and soulful.'

That's the bit that made me laugh. Bitterly.

I hear ya. I remember my youngest brother (trumpeter, jazz nut) in his loneliest of days said he saw a Bill Cosby show (the one where he played a coroner?) where at a cocktail party a Monk tune was playing and a woman told a guy at the party "Oh I just love Monk!" My brother said "I would KILL to meet a woman who could even recognize that tune!"

Turns out a year later he met a woman who was a violinist and a classical lover and they married six months later. But . . . she doesn't like jazz really. Their two daughters do though!

[AllenLowe]

well, my wife has pretty good taste and likes the old stuff - but nothing to match my former girlfriend who actually told me (with NO coaching, I swear) that in her judgment, Bud Powell was a much more profound pianist than Oscar Peterson. I almost fell on the floor, because in my experience most civilians just heard them as two pianists who played a lot of notes.

[carnivore]

  On 12/7/2010 at 9:33 PM, jazzbo said:

I laughed out loud.

http://www.theonion....-still-unopened,468/

maybe he can get this to go with it:

JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology

In Stores March 29, 2011

Pre-Order Exclusively from Smithsonian Folkways

JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology, the new 111-track, 6-CD, 200-page compendium of the great American musical invention, traces the turning points of this 20th-century tale through its legendary innovators and notable styles. The great American musical invention of the 20th century, jazz is an ever-youthful, still evolving music of beauty, sensitivity, and brilliance that has produced (and been produced by) an extraordinary progression of talented artists.

With 111 tracks that showcase artists at their best and most influential, this remarkable anthology updates and expands the milestone Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz of 1973, once again offering a wellspring resource for educators, students, musicians, beginners, and aficionados. Scores of leading jazz scholars, performers, and writers collaborated in selecting the recordings and producing the incisive annotations.

The accompanying book also features an informative background essay as well as suggestions for listeners on appreciating the full richness of the performances. If ever there were a "jazz appreciation course in a box," this is it. JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology renews the legacy of Folkways Records founder Moses Asch's commitment to letting the "people's music" be heard and fulfills the educational mission of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, the nonprofit record label of the United States national museum.

*Note: pre-orders will ship in March, 2011*

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