Talk:Thinking Out Loud (Frank Gambale album)

Genres

OK, Sprecher, that's now three instances of the word "jazz" you've included. Granted, CD Baby lists it as jazz funk (despite it not being that much different to other Gambale albums), but I've seen a few inaccurate descriptions on that site over time. I certainly wouldn't call them gospel. The question is, do you think it's accurate, let alone necessary in this case? When it comes to the latter, I don't think so. Let me guess, you'll be wanting to put "jazz" as a fourth genre, right(!) Mac Dreamstate (talk) 22:22, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Well, personally I have found sources stating this album is jazz fusion and jazz funk. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find a source stating it is smooth jazz. However, 4 of the songs off this album appear on Frank's "smooth jazz" album. I think that warrents the right for this album to be considered smooth jazz. They also state that "Thinking Out Loud" is one of his smoothest and funkiest albums. Jazz funk does seem to describe this album pretty well. They did a pretty good write up on CD Baby in how this album qualifies as jazz funk. If they would have just listed jazz funk (on the bottom left section) without talking about how this album was so "funky" or whatever, then I probably would leave jazz funk out. You can take out the jazz funk if you really want to. I just think that listing this album as smooth jazz/jazz fusion is not enough. This album only has a hint of fusion in it. I actually almost consider removing jazz fusion. Remember, you once wanted to label this album as jazz fusion/instrumental rock. And that's just ludicrous. Sprecher (talk)

Think about this: you've said it yourself on numerous occasions that Gambale is a jazz fusion guitarist. That effectively means whatever he plays will always have some elements of that style, for he's one of those guys who can't shake it off even through trying (i.e. The Great Explorers). As followers of his work, we both know this. Therefore I think it's pretty safe to label this as jazz fusion, just like the rest of his albums, because that's what he always plays. What I propose is a compromise: why not stick with "jazz fusion, jazz funk" and drop smooth jazz altogether (since, as you said, there aren't a lot of sources for it). That way we reduce cruft, as well as the overuse of the word "jazz". Mac Dreamstate (talk) 13:50, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

My main question to you would be whether we should put jazz funk or smooth jazz for this album? We are going to have to put one or the other for this album considering this album only has a hint of fusion. Sprecher (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:05, 13 March 2011 (UTC).

Then smooth jazz it is. Since we have sources which explicitly mention both smooth jazz and jazz fusion (the latter of which Gambale always plays), we can safely use those genres. In the end, I feel as though both are accurate. Oh yes, and please remember to sign your posts by typing out four of these symbols... ~ ... so that a bot doesn't have to do it for you all the time. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 22:27, 13 March 2011 (UTC)