Even worse are the drum machines that any monkey can program.

You should have waited another year.

1981 classics:

Van Halen Fair Warning
Rush Moving Pictures
Journey Escape
Ozzy Diary of a Madman
Police Ghost in the Machine

...and plenty more. 1981 alone has given me a lifetime of guitar lessons.

I like all kinds of music (including some jazz). My tastes change and sometimes I will listen to the same genre and then get totally sick of it and change to a new theme.

With me, I have learned to like certain music after seeing a movie. I never liked the Doors until I saw the movie. I was not a big fan of James Brown until I saw the movie. I became a huge fan of Ray Charles after seeing Ray. I never ever liked Bob Dylan until I saw the documentary "I'm Not There". I think that a lot of music sticks with us because it triggers memories, and some of the music in these movies (that I really liked) now triggers a fond memory.

This is a Jazz genre

Late '60s poli jazz... I.E political... this tune is fantastic... until the handoff and the poli comes... but it was way ahead of my time... A Love Supreme is gold

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First time I ever heard that one it was part of a surf movie soundtrack.....way cool......:cool:

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Then Motion mentioned this iconic masterpiece:

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Even if....there's only a handful that you like - then don't fight it - you like jazz! SmileWavy

poli jazz? :)

This is rap a good 20 years before run DMC...

great stuff:

https://youtu.be/vQqAuf9XwdQ

I promise you, a monkey cannot program my 'drum machine'.

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Rick, we agree to disagree - don't like any of these.

this is what I'm talkin' about.

Here's another masterpiece:

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Also:

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Can't leave out The Crusaders!

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Smooth Jazz is easy: Rippingtons, Bela Fleck and the Flectones.
Chick Corea is a little more out there.

Here's my fav of Bela and Chick (start about 30 seconds in):
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really "out there" jazz is like listening to a jam band-its not about a tune but creating the mood. Sometimes I can listen to jazz like that. Other times not so much. Now, Grateful Dead jams? No problem.

Or Stanley!

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This whole album is fantastic!

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Clark / Di Meola / Ponty !

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Clark / Wooten / Miller

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Love me some Dave Brubeck...

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My take on Jazz

https://youtu.be/qLaVsRagMa8

Rite of strings is one of my favorites- Indigo.

Stumbled across this version on youtube- fun arrangement- Night in Tunisia:
https://youtu.be/f9-PbqoBA2k