>In
>fact I'm still a bit confused about exactly what constitutes Acid Jazz. For
>example, the James Taylor Quartet is listed as "definitely Acid Jazz" on the
>Acid Jazz WWW home page...yet I have never seen JTQ CD's in the Acid Jazz
>section of record stores. Instead, JTQ stuff is to be found in the regualr
>jazz department alongside Jimmy Smith, Joey DeFrancesco and other Hammond B3
>players. Also I've heard the term "Future Funk" used to describe stuff I
>thought was Acid Jazz. And where does Hip Hop end and Acid Jazz begin? A UK
>group I heard recently which impressed me is Outside...the radio station
>described them as Hip Hop..but they sounded to me more "Acid Jazz" than JTQ.
>I know that labels are just that...labels...and open to as many
>interpretations as there are fans...at best all they do is (possibly) guide
>you in the direction of music that is similar stylistically to other stuff
>you enjoy.
hmmmmm......point well taken (and a pleasant change from the monotonous
"Sampler" subject that has been sucked through 20 feet of garden hose).
Loving this music does mean a touch more time in the record store......i find
the American record store (mainstream, eg Tower, Virgin etc) dont exactly
know what acid jazz is (in my opinion). They fill it with some techno and
some other rappy stuff and bingo here we are at the acid-jazz or hip-hop
chestnut again.
If you want to hear what I've got to say, what I personally constitute as
acid jazz is early Byrd, Ayers, McGriff, Grant Green, Funk Inc, Melvin
Sparks, Reuben Wilson (ayup Alex!), JTQ,Corduroy, Mother Earth, D-Influence,
Emperors New Clothes, Groove Collective, etc. You'll find em in the AJ
section AND the Jazz (par se) section. I guess because the ROOTS are jazz.
My point: How I love JAZZ........
Rots of Ruv
Jazz
P.S. You can suck THIS subject through 50 feet of garden hose...only 25 to
go..!
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Forwarded message:
From: reay@osha.igs.net (John Reay)
To: acid-jazz@UCSD.EDU
Date: 95-09-19 22:42:56 EDT
I'm new to this mailing list and a relative newbie Acid Jazz afficionado. In
fact I'm still a bit confused about exactly what constitutes Acid Jazz. For
example, the James Taylor Quartet is listed as "definitely Acid Jazz" on the
Acid Jazz WWW home page...yet I have never seen JTQ CD's in the Acid Jazz
section of record stores. Instead, JTQ stuff is to be found in the regualr
jazz department alongside Jimmy Smith, Joey DeFrancesco and other Hammond B3
players. Also I've heard the term "Future Funk" used to describe stuff I
thought was Acid Jazz. And where does Hip Hop end and Acid Jazz begin? A UK
group I heard recently which impressed me is Outside...the radio station
described them as Hip Hop..but they sounded to me more "Acid Jazz" than JTQ.
I know that labels are just that...labels...and open to as many
interpretations as there are fans...at best all they do is (possibly) guide
you in the direction of music that is similar stylistically to other stuff
you enjoy.
Slightly confused, but still enjoying the music!...John Reay, Bowmanville,
ON, Canada