[re_nortex]

Maybe it was seen as glorifying the gay themed Queen as well as raising controversy about the reference to a murder, so it wasn’t just one single issue. I could think of more wholesome things.

The article states the musical group is a "symphonic jazz choir". That alone is hard enough for me to grasp (yeah, I'm a square). I think of jazz as music such as Count Basie and Benny Goodman and it's hardly like symphony music to my ears.

That nitpick aside, how in the world does a rock song get categorized as "symphonic jazz". I could imagine that some of George Gershwin's compositions might be more appropriate for that genre.

But what do I know? My tastes tend toward Country and Southern Gospel music. :-)

[HiTech RedNeck]

Once you start arranging jazz, well it isn’t jazz any more. It’s at best a portrayal of jazz.

[buwaya]

Because it is symphonic.

Its a curious and rather complex thing actually, for pop music.

Jazz, I don’t know. Rock certainly.

[Mike Darancette]

A Winter's Tale - Queen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkJ3JE7cE3g

[PA Engineer]

There is a piece called Eyes of the Heart by Keith Jarrett. That is something you have to hear and you might call it "symphonic jazz". Well worth the time to listen if you can find the copy. On YouTube there is half of part 1 and half of part 2. It is a very haunting piece. Starts our disorganized and then takes on structure.

[tlb]

>>> The article states the musical group is a “symphonic jazz choir”. That alone is hard enough for me to grasp

Better a “symphonic jazz choir” version then a polka rendition.