Re: Origins of AJ

Mark Turner (mturner@netcom.com)
Thu, 23 Jul 1998 20:05:59 -0700 (PDT)

>
> Feeling particularly stressed out at a busy time of moving and trying to
> wrap up lots of whiplashing loose ends, I put on a recent acquisition
> from the used bins, "Freedom Principle: Acid Jazz & Other Illicit
> Grooves." Result: Spirits uplifted, ready to tackle the mess. My question
> is this: Was this the first "official" acid jazz release?

As someone pointed out, this was the second volume in the series.
The first volume is simply called ACID JAZZ & OTHER ILLICIT GROOVES.
Track listing for that one was:

Ace of Clubs - Ace of Clubs
Push - Traffic
AJA (Acid Jazz Alliance) - Shaft in Action
Galliano & the Jazz Renegades - Six Sharp Fists
Night Trains - And Now We Have Rhythm
Rhythm Blades - Doin' It Naturally
Push - Traffic (Dub)

Compiled by Gilles Peterson and featuring a bit of rapping
between tracks by Jalal of The Last Poets. Released in 1988
on Polydor UK. Keep an eye out for this one. 

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