VA - Acid Jazz: The 25th Anniversary Box Set [4CD] (2012)
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Acid Jazz: The 25th Anniversary Box Set
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: Harmless
Genre: Acid Jazz, Soul/Funk, R&B, Pop
Quality: CBR 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 5:12:54
Total Size: 716 mb / 1.89 gb
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: Acid Jazz: The 25th Anniversary Box Set
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: Harmless
Genre: Acid Jazz, Soul/Funk, R&B, Pop
Quality: CBR 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 5:12:54
Total Size: 716 mb / 1.89 gb
WebSite: Album Preview
This four-CD, one-DVD box set anthologizes the London-based Acid Jazz label -- founded by Eddie Piller and Gilles Peterson -- and the same-named scene that birthed it. The term was jokingly coined in 1987 by DJ/producer Chris Bangs as a way to contend with the emergence of acid house. Unlikely as it was, acid jazz stuck and denominated a club scene that devoured rare soul, jazz, and funk (and hybrids thereof), as well as the then-current music that drew from and sampled it. The scene produced groups that put their own -- if sometimes reverential to a fault -- spin on it, and the label eventually extended its reach across continents by releasing music from the likes of the Brand New Heavies and Jamiroquai. Disc one reflects the foundation -- the cult favorites and classics spun by the club and warehouse party DJs, ranging chronologically and stylistically from bop (Mark Murphy's 1961 version of Miles Davis' "Milestones") to post-disco funk (Dinosaur L's "Go Bang! #5," released in 1982, mixed by François K). Discs two and three switch between proper Acid Jazz releases and selections championed by the scene. The above-mentioned groups are represented with key cuts, and so are James Taylor Quartet (in contemporary and full-on throwback modes), the Isley Brothers-referencing Night Trains, the seemingly kitschy but storming Snowboy, and tranquil rockers Mother Earth. Among the highlights not issued on the label: Gang Starr's "Jazz Thing" (a history lesson and fresh DJ Premier production at once), Soho's "Hot Music" (a sample cut-up classic), and Young Disciples' "Get Yourself Together" (contemporary soul released on Talkin' Loud, another Peterson venture). Incognito, a U.K. jazz-funk group established half a decade prior to the scene, are acknowledged with the inclusion of their Jocelyn Brown-led version of Ronnie Laws' "Always There." Disc four is devoted to stoned grooves from the likes of Paul Weller, Cypress Hill, and Jhelisa. The box itself is sturdy and contains a booklet of track information and excellent liner notes (from the label's Dean Rudland), as well as a 50-page hardcover book that showcases the label's artwork, and a Brand New Heavies 7" single. Done with the high level of care expected from the Harmless label, it should be a delight for anyone familiar or new to acid jazz and Acid Jazz.
:: TRACKLIST ::
Disc 1 - Put It All Together And What Do You Get
1. Jose Feliciano – Golden Lady (Original Album Version) (04:20)
2. The Isley Brothers – Love The One You’re With (Original Album Version) (03:39)
3. Gil Scott-Heron – Lady Day & John Coltrane (Original Album Version) (03:34)
4. Tyrone Davis – Is It Something You Got (Original 7” Single Version) (02:34)
5. Alice Clark – Don’t You Care (Original Album Version) (02:48)
6. Spanky Wilson – You (Original 7” Version) (02:10)
7. Erma Franklin – Light My Fire (Original Album Version) (02:39)
8. Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers – Right On (Original Album Version) (04:39)
9. The Quik – Bert’s Apple Crumble (Original 7” Version) (02:11)
10. Jimmy Smith – Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Wolfe Part 2 (Original Album Version) (04:58)
11. Mark Murphy – Milestones (Original Album Version) (02:27)
12. The Googie Rene Combo – Smokey Joe’s La La (Original 7” Version) (02:53)
13. Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones – Black Whip (Original Album Version) (06:46)
14. Charles Earland – Murriley (Original Album Version) (06:28)
15. Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes – Expansions (Original Album Version) (06:05)
16. Dinosaur L – Go Bang # 5 (Original Francois K 12” Mix) (07:33)
17. Chicago – I’m A Man (Original Album Version) (07:38)
18. Small Faces – I Can’t Dance With You (Original 7” Version) (03:11)
19. Sydney Joe Qualls – I Don’t Do This (To Every Girl I Meet) (Original Album Version) (03:12)
Disc 2 - Something Happening At The Dance
1. Ballistic Brothers – Blacker (Original Album Version) (06:09)
2. Diana Brown & Barry Sharpe – The Masterplan (Original 12” Version) (07:05)
3. S.O.H.O. – Hot Music (Original 12” Jazz Version) (05:06)
4. Young MC – Know How (Original 12” Mix) (04:01)
5. Sugar Bear – Don’t Scandalize Mine (Original 12” Version) (04:13)
6. Nuyorican Soul – The Nervous Track (Original 12” Ballsy Mix) (06:28)
7. A Man Called Adam – Earthly Powers (Original 7” Mix) (04:55)
8. Jestofunk – I’m Gonna Love You (Original MC Turbo 12” Sax Mix) (04:20)
9. The Apostles – Super Strut (Original Album Version) (04:20)
10. StoneBridge – Jazzy John’s Freestyle (Original 12” Dub Mix) (03:38)
11. Arthur Miles – Helping Hand (Original 12” Mix) (04:39)
12. Dread Flimstone – From The Ghetto (Original 7” Version) (04:35)
13. Espiritu – Bonita Manana (Original 12” Mix) (04:06)
14. A Tribe Called Quest – If The Papes Come (Original 12” Mix) (04:14)
15. The Brand New Heavies – BNH (Original Album Version) (05:52)
16. Galliano – Frederick Lies Still (Original 7” Version) (04:59)
Disc 3 - How’d We Get Us Here...?
1. Gang Starr – Jazz Thing (Original 12” Mix) (04:48)
2. Young Disciples – Get Yourself Together (Original 12” Mix) (05:23)
3. The Brand New Heavies – Dream Come True (Original 12” Mix) (04:50)
4. The James Taylor Quartet – Love Will Keep Us Together (Original Ian Green 7” Mix) (03:41)
5. Snowboy – The New Avengers (Original 12” Mix) (04:32)
6. A Forest Mighty Black – Fresh In My Mind (Original 12” Mix) (04:38)
7. Pharcyde – Oh Shit (Original Album Version) (04:29)
8. Chapter & The Verse – Black Whip (Original 12” Mix) (03:59)
9. King Bee – Back By Dope Demand (Original 12” Mix) (03:35)
10. The James Taylor Quartet – Theme From Starsky & Hutch (Original 12” Mix) (05:52)
11. Incognito – Always There (Radio Edit) (03:34)
12. Jamiroquai – Too Young To Die (Original Album Version) (06:03)
13. Mother Earth – Apple Green (Original Album Version) (04:24)
14. The Night Trains – Love Sick (Original 12” Mix) (04:26)
15. Humble Souls – Beads Things & Flowers (Original 12” Mix) 1 (04:05)
16. One Creed – The Ladder (Original Album Version) (05:03)
17. Primal Scream – Funky Jam (Original 12” Mix) (05:25)
Disc 4 - Smokers Delight
1. Paul Weller – Cosmos SX 2000 (Original 12” Dub Mix) (07:19)
2. Mother Earth – Non Corporealness (Original Album Version) (06:04)
3. Mr Scruff & Manasseh – Rassellas (Original Album Version) (05:55)
4. The Roots Radics & The Scientist – Movements In Dub (Roots) (Original Album Version) (05:08)
5. Dread Flimstone – Render Your Heart (Original 12” Mix) (05:02)
6. Max Romeo – Chase The Devil (Original 7” Version) (03:27)
7. Delroy Wilson – You Never Get Away (Original 12” Dub Mix) (07:22)
8. Emperors New Clothes – Leaders & Believers (Original UNKLE Album Mix) (05:14)
9. Snowboy – Astralisation (Original 12” Mix) (06:10)
10. Jeff & The Fresh Prince – The Groove ( Jazzy's Groove Instrumental) (Original 12” Instrumental Mix) (feat. Grover Washington Jr) (05:33)
11. Cypress Hill – I Wanna Get High (Original 12” Mix) (02:56)
12. Jhelisa – Galactica Rush (Original 12” Instrumental Mix) (06:01)
13. Sandals – Nothing (Original 12” Dub Version) (08:02)
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