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Old 08-21-2011, 12:29 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Heck I don't know... Stanley Clark? Fourplay? smooth jazz I guess.
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Ah ok, Smooth Jazz uses a lot of diatonic scales flavored with the BeBop scales to add 'outside' notes. This style is a very 'safe' jazz style that demands a command of tension and resolution with the emphasis on staying within the key (consonance).
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