Personally, I've been listening to Funk-Jazz all of my life, so Acid-Jazz is
just a natural progression of what had been made and played decades previously.
You are correct in that most of the Acid-Jazz (as we know it today) has been
produced in England and San Fran, but I would argue that England has the
bragging rights for being the home of Acid-Jazz (again, as we know it
today). You can probably trace the sound back to the Rare Groove days of
the mid-80's, where DJ's were playing obscure Northern Soul tracks with even
more obscure American Funk-Soul tracks. A little later came DJ Gilles
Petterson (founder of the Acid Jazz record label) and his club, Dingwalls,
where he would play all shades of jazz. He was also the one who coined the
term, too. Initially, the name "Acid Jazz" was a gimmick, so as attract
more people to his club. At that time everyone was going to Acid House
clubs, hence: Acid-Jazz. Atleast, that's how I heard the story.
hope this helps.
peace,
gene
At 06:28 PM 2/23/96 -0800, you wrote:
>Also, am I going crazy or is the majority of Acid-Jazz imported from
>England although it started in San Francisco...right?
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