Renaming the List

Mark Turner (mturner@netcom.com)
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 11:24:56 -0700 (PDT)


Here's my .02 on the list name debate.

Elson wrote:

> It all depends - certainly when we discuss music here it fits within the
> funk/hip-hop/latin/jazz/soul/worldbeat/R&B/reggae/jungle - i.e.
> groove-based genres.

And that seems like an excellent summary to me. The key word is
"groove," and if a majority of members are sick of the "acid jazz"
tag, I say re-name it the "groove" list. The concept of groove
has certainly been around longer than any specific genres, and
will probably encompass most of the music that interests us in the
future. But having said that, I have no real problem with "acid
jazz." :-)

-- 
 Mark Turner
 mturner@netcom.com