Just a few alterations to the current discussion. Giles Peterson's club
was at Dingwalls, but was called 'Talkin Loud, saying something',
hence the name of his record label... Acid Jazz is the record label
formed by Eddie Pillar, who with Peterson, and I think Snowboy,
(allegedly) coined the Acid Jazz term. Of course the music has been
around forever, saying it started fromm Rare Groove is as redundant
as saying it came from the Mod bands of the 60's and 70's. Acid
Jazz is funky music, nothing more, nothing less. If it's got the groove,
it 's Acid Jazz. Man. ;-).
Simon
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Date: Sat, 24 Feb 1996 04:14:27 -0500 (EST)
To: acid-jazz@UCSD.edu
From: Gene Smith <grs@erols.com>
Subject: the origins of acid jazz
Be prepared for a very lonnngggg heated thread, my friend.
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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