We need a name for this kind of music! Jetsonian? Martini Music? (even if you don't drink?) now that "Bachelor Pad" is a tv show and "space pop" some-how refers to electronica.
Lounge Music? well, that means electronica too these days. How about we call it electronotica? cave man congo music? music to blog to? (I've been told it's good writing music) you can beat your blogos to the music of Enoch Light and Count Basie.
As I try to get this stream submitted to as many directories as will have it, I'm struck by the realization that most of them don't even have a "Standards" classification (and if they did, well.. what would that mean to people anyway?) let alone a category that really fits this kind of music.
Jazz could mean just about anything, chances are, if it's not rock, country or polka, people classify it as "jazz" (whats worse, some people lump jazz and blues together... as if they sounded anything alike) Now, I might like Canned heat once in awhile... I don't think of Canned heat as quite fitting in with Jazz.
Normally, I wouldn't be concerned about labels, but if you're trying to reach people who are interested in a given subject, categories are rather essential.
Tracks in the Spotlight
- Hugo Montenegro - Lady in Cement
- Billy Vaughn and his orchestra - Theme From A Summer Place
- Count Basie - From Russia With Love
- Enoch Light - Mack The Knife
- Stan Getz - Samba Dees Days
- Frank Sinatra - The Second Time Around
If you've been experiencing any glitches while listening, we'd still like to know about it.
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