Re: Is...acid jazz?

Bob Lange (alange@umd5.umd.edu)
Thu, 14 Dec 1995 10:55:46 -0500


i agree as well...sticking to the most strict definitions of the genre keeps
that genre from growing and expanding...then it becomes stale, no matter how
fresh it once was...

>From: SoulJazz@aol.com
>Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 01:20:17 -0500
>To: lfletch@u.washington.edu, acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
>Subject: Re: Is...acid jazz?
>
>I'm with Luke, not specifically concerning Soul Coughing, but about who is
>included as "acid jazz." To me the great thing about the emergence of the tag
>"acid jazz" is that it is such a loose definition. People can play souljazz,
>jazzfunk, they can have latin, african, caribbean influences, it can be
>acoustic or electronic or both. That's what's great about it. Artists can be
>both ecclectic and part of a genre at the same time. I'd rather not apply
>strict definitions, they always lead to formulas and the death of that genre.
>Obviously, these thoughts are not really complete. I always seem to be
>writting to this list after having emptied a few bottles.
>
>Peace Out,
>Matt
>

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