> That may change as AJ becomes more comercial (and it will), because the
> more mainstream players (Quincy Jones and Micheal Jackson come to mind)
> will bring with them slick comercial production techniques, studio
> soloists, etc...(and videos?)
> ways, AJ only represents the tip of a great iceburg. For example, the most
> recent Pat Metheny release contains (in the first few cuts) rhythms that,
> while not funky, are heavily street oriented (for a white guy). AJ, among
> other things, may be the beginning point for a lot of experimentation to
> come, cutting across many musical styles!
Well, yes and no. I think the main advantage of Acid Jazz's diversity is
that you can't really "imitate" it in commercial form. I've heard grunge
music being used for commercials, and lots of it sounds pretty accurate,
but as far as AJ, it's more imitative of a particular _song_ than a
particular artist or genre.
For example, I've heard hundreds of "Cantaloop" rip-offs in TV
commercials, but they all sound like "Cantaloop" and not the rest of
acid-jazz. I've also heard lots of commercials with funky drum loops
overlayed with jazzy piano licks and muted trumpets. But it really sounds
sort of anonmyous.
> (What I lament is that it all ends in MUZAC/elevator
music!) >
I've heard many of these 'mainstream yuppie jazz' artists use drum loops
or swing beats, and when I hear it, I go, "Oh, that's cute." But all it
amounts to is their kind of music with the hip-hoppish beat, and nothing
more.
Elson