A Lark Ascending Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 (edited) I've always preferred alkali jazz. Edited March 20, 2005 by Bev Stapleton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonym Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 I've always preferred alkali jazz. A bit caustic then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonym Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 or it that the other way....never really got the hang of O level Chemistry...too much time being sent out of class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeface Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 (edited) Even though I don't know what 'acid jazz' is supposed to be, In the UK there's one labeled such called Outside. I can't get over how much ground they cover, and cover well. Their 1995 album Rough and the Smooth is brilliant (though I don't care much for some of the vocal work). The album opener, "29/8 steps", is the highlight for me. A sick groove in an odd meter, and it nicely grooves like you wouldn't expect. rough and smooth info Edited March 20, 2005 by joeface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 Thanks for the info, joeface. A few familiar names on that one (Crosby, Wallen, Watkis). Looks interesting ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul Stream Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 To me, the term "Acid Jazz" is already more dated and silly sounding than the older, more traditional Soul Jazz moniker. Why? Because Acid Jazz says absolutely nothing about what the music really is. Acid Jazz sounds like it should be psychedellic jazz, which it's not. Never a fan of Acid Jazz, too lightweight for my tastes. I'd rather hear the real thing...Soul Jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 I used to hear the Greyboy Allstars referred to as Acid Jazz, or west coast soul jazz boogaloo etc etc etc. I think they are more derivative of the JBs than Jimmy Smith et al, but I've also heard Melvin Sparks-style guitarists referred to as acid jazz. Jam band fans are into this stuff quite a bit. Greyboy Allstars Karl Denson (saxophones) Elgin Park (Guitar) Zak Najor (Drums & Percussion) Chris Stillwell (Bass) Robert Walter (Keyboards) I think a lot of Robert Walter's projects would probably be considered acid jazz by some. 20th Congress, Frequinox (Donald Harrison, Robert Walters, Stanton Moore, Robert Mercurio, Will Bernard), Galatic side projects, etc. Then you've got late 90s Bay Area DJ Mark Farina  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 sounds poisoning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD45 Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 If I recall, the "acid" part of "acid jazz" was almost tongue-in-cheek. The people in the dance music world [house, techno, etc.] are notorious for naming all of these genres for music with only a little difference between. The prime example being the jungle craze in the 90s-you had two-step, jazz-step, hard-step, tech-step, etc., etc. When the DJs were spinning these old soul jazz sides, they called it acid jazz. Just like the jungle thing, house music DJs were naming like crazy. One of the terms just happened to be ACID HOUSE. I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannonball-addict Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Isn't that Lena Horne? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Nice legs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Yes........Lena Horne. B-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 dat jazz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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