Bibliography:
Ciro Santilli defines "Smooth Jazz" simply as jazz that he can leave on the background to work without being particularly distracted.
It does not mean that the music is bad in any way. Just not particularly distracting.
Ciro Santilli's "Soft Jazz" YouTube playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcZOZrP1P_V4Sxz8y1JLKLbZOv3GLb_Xf
List:
- Page One by Joe Henderson (1963)
Ciro Santilli's favorite music genre.
Ciro's 2020 perfect Friday evening: jazz fusion + study quantum field theory on an Amazon Kindle. Ahhhhhh.
Lot's of ECM ones!
- Arbour Zena by Keith Jarrett (1976)
- Timeless by John Abercrombie (1974)
- Bright Size Life by Pat Metheny (1975)
Non-ECM:
- Blues Dream by Bill Brisell (2001)
Ciro Santilli's favorites, including album when they're more of a one hit wonder:
- Allan Holdsworth
- Joe Satriani
- Jean-Luc Ponty
- Chick Corea
- Billy Cobham
- Pat Metheny
- Keith Jarrett (Arbor Zena)
- John Abercrombie (Timelesss)
- Bill Brisell (Blues Dream)
- Larry Coryell (Spaces)
Many good albums, Ciro Santilli's favorites:
Scientology music! So good.
Good ones:
- In the Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson (1969)
Not in other sections:
- Grant Green: Idle Moments (1963)
- John Abercrombie: Timeless (1975). Just close your eyes, and imagine.
- Paco de Lucía: Almoraima (1976)
- Modern Jazz Quartet: Django (1956)
- Bill Bruford Feels Good to Me (1978). Well, with Allan Holdsworth on the g
- Jean-Luc Ponty
I.O.U, Road Games, and Metal Fatigue are also extremely worth it, they are so good that even the singing does not spoil them. s2 forever Allan.
There is of course no need to talk much more about the Jazz God, this one line of mandatory tribute is enough.
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