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- Relationship Status:
- Married
- When's your Birthday?
- August 22
- About yourself
- Denis Poole got hooked on soul music as a teenager and never really got unhooked. When, in the early sixties, pop music first exploded in the United Kingdom, artists such as Chris Farlow, Dusty Springfield and even the Beatles, in urgent need of material to cover, looked to the music already being produced on the east coast and in the mid west of the USA. The success of these early attempts provided the opportunity for soul music in general, and Motown music in particular, to be heard in the UK and for artists such as Martha Reaves, The Supremes and Marvin Gaye to tour there. Once Denis heard these sounds and saw the tightly choreographed splendour of their performances then that was that.
Another layer was provided the first time he heard Junior Walker and the All Stars and realized that this was more than soul music. The soulful vibe of the saxophone, and its ability to communicate just as effectively with the listener as vocals ever did, set him off in search of what were still rare soul instrumentals. He loved what Isaac Hayes was doing with the arrangements on his expansive releases and considers to this day that the groove generated on the soundtrack from the 1971 movie Shaft was twenty years ahead of its time. Through the glorious era of Philadelphia and on into the eighties he arrived at yet another defining Denis Poole musical moment. The TV show 'Taxi' started to air on UK television and on the back of that the Bob James soundtrack from it, 'The Genie', crept onto the shelves of a few specialist record stores. That was when the door opened to a whole new genre and his love affair with what became smooth jazz really began.
Seeking out rare records on import became a passion and then, in the nineties, with UK radio station formats becoming briefly more sympathetic to fusion, new adult contemporary and finally the newly termed smooth jazz, everything, for a while at least, became more accessible. Even so, smooth jazz pretty much remained a hidden genre in the UK but Denis was helped by the increasing opportunities he had to travel to the USA, first for pleasure then on business. These visits offered readily taken chances to access the network of radio stations dedicated to smooth jazz and to see the artists perform.
He lives in rural North Yorkshire, England and when not combining his twin passions of music and writing indulges his love of sports, gardening and the movies where he cites Woody Allen's Manhattan as his all time favourite.
Denis writes from the heart and with a passion for music of many genres. His work can be found at a number of specialist smooth jazz and soul web sites and he is available to artists and publicists for the production of biographies, discographies and promotional material. Contact him at denis.poole@yahoo.com
- Which of the following best describes you?
- Writer
- Where do you live?
- North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom
- Website:
- http://www.smoothjazztherapy.com
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Take care.
Last night I read your review of the "VF Jazz Express" at http://www.smoothjazztherapy.com and I'm reaching out with BIG love! In the real world there is no "box". It's whatever, however, whenever and wherever... word.
I shared the review with Chris Camozzi and he sends his love. I'll make sure that Jeff Lorber, Richard Elliot, Rick Braun, Nelson Braxton, Vince Lars and the rest of the crew who poured hearts and souls into this project get the link as well.
A true blessing has been your friendship and longtime support.
I think you should know that by now. I just want to share that sentiment with our brothers and sisters here at Soul Commune! If they don't know they better "reconize" :)
Thank you for a fantastic review - again! Your words continue to sustain and inspire. Until the next time. Yours Smoothly...
Peace.
now that I am here and thank you once again
for all your support with my client's projects.
Best Regards
MB
Just dropping by to say hi. Hope all is well. Look forward to hearing from you again. Really enjoyed our discussion about urban jazz and R&B vocals. Yours Smoothly......
Just got back in town. I'll send you some info on the Vandella experience in a day or so. We signed up for a package on your site too. Hope all is well with you.
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