I'd have to say it all goes back to the Nothern Soul scene, where UK
youth were getting into Soul music of the 60's/70's and throwing
all-niters at warehouss, rec. centers, and dancehalls circa late 70's
early 80's. Dj's like Dr. Bob Jones, Norman Jay, Keb Darge, and more
notably Gilles Peterson starting to do club nights where the mixture of
60's soul jazz, 70's rare jazz, funk, soul, and Latin/Brazil sounds were
spun to frenzic groovy dancers. That was in the mid- 80's when rare
groove parties were all the rage. Gilles Peterson started to do pirate
radio and these old funky & groovy tunes influenced a whole new
generation. Bands started to emerge in the late 80's with the similar
style of their influences. Around 88-89 the Acid-House scene was blowing
up in Manchester & London, and Gilles saw this and thought of a clever
name for his new label (w/ Eddie Pillar). He called Acid Jazz and bands
such as Cordouroy, Brand New Heavies, Mother Earth, James Taylor
Quartet, Galliano, and Jamiroquai were bands who appeared on their
label. He split from Eddie Pillar and started Talking Loud where Young
Disciples, U.F.O., Galliano, Omar, The Roots, and many others have
appeared on. In the early 90's hip hoppers ie. Guru (of Gangstarr0, A
Tribe Called quest, Digable Planets, and De La Soul came over and saw
the big jazz ressurgence happening over in England and grooved off it
too. Acid Jazz got too big too soon by '94-'95 and it kinda went
mainstream, so to speak. The same people that started this revival were
one step ahead, instead of seeing the majors steal it away they searched
for new and unusual sounds such as Kruder & Dorfmiester (Austria),
Massive Attack, Portishead, Dj Krush, Masters At Work (Nu Yorican Soul),
Goldie, 4 Hero, Roni Size, Kid Loops, Alex Reece, Wax Doctor, Jhelisa,
Coldcut, Wise Guys, and labels ie MoWax, Ninja Tune, Dorado/ Filter,
Wall of Sound, Cup of Tea, and the drum & bass of Metalheadz, Moving
Shadow, Reinforced, Renegade, Creative Source, and Looking Good, They
all got fused in Dj's sets all over the world. I wouldn't call it acid
jazz, more like freestyle jazz!!!!?!!? Anyways that's my interpertation
of it. Hope you all enjoyed it.
To find out more about Rare Groove and Drum & Bass, check my Hip Joint
site outta Phoenix, AZ.
DJ Essential: The Hip Joint Website
http://sony.inergy.com/HipJoint
Dope Jazz Recordings/ Soulution Network
FUNKTION: Rare Groove, House,Future Funk, and Drum & Bass (July 17 th)
Fridays (except in Aug. when Studio will have the 2nd Friday) @ Higher
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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 21:29:12 -0400
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From: Patrick Saunders <saundp@rpi.edu>
Subject: What Is "Acid-Jazz"???
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sup all,
I have been lurking on this list for a bit so I have decided to post. I am
a Engineering & Multimedia student at Rensslaer Polytechnic Institute in
New York and I have a interest in Jazz music-among other genres like
Hip-hop, R&B, Go-Go (as you can tell I am from Washington, DC), Funk, Latin
Jazz etc etc etc. For me Jazz has always been that mysterious music genre
that was sampled on my favorite musical groups. I loved artists that had a
strong jazz influence in their music. But it seriously was not until this
summer that I had heard of a term called "acid jazz".
A friend of mine played a CD called "Psyche Funka Jazzadelic- When Jazz
Meets Hip Hop" in the car one day and I started to get into this music
genre. From what I have seen of it thus far, "acid jazz" seems to be a
fusion of hip-hop and jazz music (amidst other forms I am sure). I had
always liked groups that did this, such as A Tribe Called Quest and Guru.
It just never hit me as them having a acid jazz influence in their music. I
guess you can say I always liked acid jazz just didn't know it. I think my
frustration with most of today's r&b and hip-hop music has caused me
explore other musical forms further.
So here I am on this list to learn more about acid jazz and share my love
for the art form with others with similar interests.
I would like to ask am I correct in my assessment of acid jazz thus far?
What would you define as acid jazz and what are some great examples of the
art form?
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