Re: Newbie Needs Clarification

Elson Trinidad (elson@godzilla.westworld.com)
Tue, 27 Feb 1996 15:16:24 -0800 (PST)


On Tue, 27 Feb 1996, Lori Nowell wrote:

> >I wonder if I could get a bit of feedback from you folks: would Omar fall
> >into the realm of Acid Jazz, or would he be relegated to that unfair catch
> >all genre of "R&B"? He gets no love here in the states partly because he
> >does defy easy definition, but I wonder if he could be considered an AJ
> artist.

> Anyway, my friends and I always classified Omar as AJ. Interested to hear if
> others disagree.

You know how to tell the difference between a "standard" R&B artist and
an Acid jazz artist?

The Acid Jazz artist doesn't sell as much records...

:) or :( - However you look at it

Omar's album was a sales flop here in the US. Therefore he is Acid Jazz.

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