Listing: Guitar-based Jazz Instrumentals (Feb. 21. 2013)?

[Kolstad]

I wonder how you interpret the below listing?

Did they just mention Scofield and commercially appealing in the same brief? Are they looking for Norah Jones type of pop jazz, more smooth stuff like Fourplay? I guess I'm confused about the "commercially appealing" wording.. what does that mean in this context.. like built on a catchy repeating theme or phrase?

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NEW LISTING -- GUITAR-BASED JAZZ INSTRUMENTALS in the vein of John Scofield to Joe Pass are needed by a Production Company/Music Library for various Film/TV placements. QUOTING THE SOURCE: "We're NOT looking for experimental or avant-garde instrumentals. We need instrumentals that not only work for Film/TV placements, but can appeal to the masses as well. Tracks must NOT exceed 3 minutes in length." Moods should be in the range of "MELLOW, REFLECTIVE, and PASSIONATE." Submit contemporary-sounding instrumentals with a POLISHED sound and COMMERCIALLY APPEALING melodic concepts. Performances must be top notch! ALL TEMPOS welcome. Because this company focuses on Film and TV licensing, we ask that your instrumentals be Broadcast Quality (excellent home recordings are fine). You must own or control 100% of your master and composition. Please submit one to three instrumentals online or per CD. All submissions will be screened and critiqued by TAXI and must be received no later than Thursday, February 21, 2013.
TAXI # S130221JZ

[andygabrys]

well sco works on two angles here:

a Go-go with MMW - commercially appealing shorter funkier songs, but with still a dark side.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-go-go/id387866

Quiet - beautiful arrangements played on acoustic guitar with a nonet style instrumentation, kind of softer Birth of the cool influenced. (my words, not a reviewers, feel free to disagree)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/quiet/id49676


i would say the second is closer, but sco always has a little quirk to me. not sure if that is what they are going for.

[Kolstad]

Yeah, I guess it's not the fusion stuff they want. Maybe the acoustic stuff, or something a la his latest album "A moments peace", which is more minimalistic. That would ring well with Joe Pass too. I have a hard time figuring the commercially appealing thing out, though.

Anyway, probably won't submit anything, but I have a resolution to work on my modal chops this year, so I will be working on some pieces a la this listing.