>>Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock easy listening? I don't think so. Here are two you should consider adding to your library.
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>>I have most of their stuff. In the 60's, Hancock's playing was immaculate. They were great musicians for the 60's flavor of Miles Davis.
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>>What I said was that Ramsey Lewis did some remakes of Shorter/Hancock, but made the remakes sound horribly "pop-ish"
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>>Weather Report is OK - I never loved their work, but it's OK.
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>I was never a Zawinal-as-a-human-being fan, but both he and Shorter could play. And Zawinal did write "Mercy, Mercy" after all.
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>Anyway, since they were both on "Bitches Brew" (one of the great albums of all time imho), I can give WR a pass. but with the talent they had, the group should have produced better stuff.

Better than "Mysterious Traveller"? You're tough.

I have to admit I am not as big a Miles Davis fan as I am supposed to be. I like the early work. "Kind of Blue" is a classic. When he went funky he left me behind. I like melody. Peaceful music. There is enough loudness in everyday life.