>I, personally for one, a d a m EMAIL souljazzantly support these people to utilize "Jazz
>Flavours" in their music. The definitions come into play frequently here
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>this list and from my standpoint Acid Jazz is music that inflects "Jazz"
>vibes into music that wouldn't be held in high regards by Jazz
>Musicians/Artist/Instructors/Purist.
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Well said!!! It's too tempting sometimes to get into pissing contests over
who's the REAL jazz artist and who just "borrows", or over who's the real
originator of ambient music, and on and on. Look what reggae has done for
jungle... and techno for hard drum and bass, they both use some of the same
rhythms, but are totally different!! I hate rap for the most part with the
swaggering lyrics and such, but I LOVE what hip hop has done for musicians
like DJ Cam, Krush, Shadow, and all the acid jazz and trip hop artists. I
used to loathe 70's music, but its heavy use in electronic music (the
funkier aspects) has really made me a fan of all the 70's tv soundtrack
type music. Future Sound of London said it right when they said in an
interview that they are collage artists. I think most 90's musicians are
collage artists, because they have such a diverse musical background that
inspires them and shapes their music. I think it's an incredible tribute to
an artist to have his music heavily sampled by future generations (not to
mention very lucrative - how much has James Brown made in fees for many of
his prominent samples? I imagine it's a lot).
I'm amazed at the number of people on this list who seem to ignore or are
not really into the more electronic end of jazz, which is what I originally
assumed was acid jazz (Coldcut, DJ Shadow, Cup of Tea Records, Ninja Tune,
Dope on Plastic series, Mo'Wax, Shadow Records, Freezone series, etc.)
Seeing your top ten lists was really revealing. (Not a judgement, just an
observation) At least you point me in different directions than I would
usually go.
Steve Brown
Cumberland, RI
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