Sublime

sui generis.

a very slow number

With this kind of pedigree, the music was expected to shock (and sometimes even bewilder) the general public,

Level up your taste.

The exploratory attitude of early fusion gradually got supplanted by the slick formulas of smooth jazz. The rise of smooth jazz radio during the 1980s accelerated this process, as more and more labels and bands tried to match their sound with the tightly defined formats imposed by station program directors.

Thelonious Monk playing “Honeysuckle Rose”.

Harmony