Acid Jazz

Willis Jackson - Legends Of Acid Jazz [Recorded 1959-1960] (1998)  Music

Posted by gribovar at April 28, 2020
Willis Jackson - Legends Of Acid Jazz [Recorded 1959-1960] (1998)

Willis Jackson - Legends Of Acid Jazz [Recorded 1959-1960] (1998)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 470 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 187 MB | Covers (6 MB) included
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Prestige Records (PRCD-24198-2)

Willis "Gator" Jackson's initial reputation was made as a honking and screaming tenor saxophonist with Cootie Williams' late-'40s orchestra and on his own R&B-ish recordings. By 1959, Jackson had de-emphasized some of his more extroverted sounds (although they occasionally popped up) and had reemerged as a solid swinger influenced by Gene Ammons and (on ballads) Ben Webster. This CD reissue from 1998 brings back in full two of Jackson's 1959-60 LPs: Blue Gator and Cookin' Sherry. Some of the music (which often falls into the soul-jazz genre) is reminiscent of the funky groove music that would become popular in the late '60s. Jackson sounds fine and is joined throughout by guitarist Bill Jennings, organist Jack McDuff, one of three bassists, one of two drummers, and sometimes Buck Clarke on conga. The accessible music alternates between warm ballads and jump tunes.

VA - Acid Jazz - The Complete Anthology: 1968/2010 (2010)  Music

Posted by Rtax at May 12, 2023
VA - Acid Jazz - The Complete Anthology: 1968/2010 (2010)

VA - Acid Jazz - The Complete Anthology: 1968/2010 (2010)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.1 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 419 MB
2:59:24 | Electronic, Acid Jazz, Trip Hop | Label: Music Brokers

Born at the end of the 60s, Acid Jazz is one of the most distinguished and seductive styles of all times. With its mix of soul, jazz, hip hop, funk and house, Acid Jazz attracts the attention of dance culture and those who likes good songs, well played, with fascinating arrangements. Acid Jazz Trilogy is a magnificent summary of this culture as it travels through the origins of the genre, with Joe Bataan and Cal Tjader, to the absolute classics (such as the Brand New Heavies, Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Incognito and many others) and the evolution of the genre, where Acid Jazz combines with electronic music. Acid Jazz Trilogy is an album out of series, a very valuable piece to collect and enjoy.
Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Legends Of Acid Jazz [Recorded 1969] (1996)

Johnny Hammond Smith - Legends Of Acid Jazz [Recorded 1969] (1996)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 421 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 170 MB | Covers (5 MB) included
Genre: Soul Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Prestige Records (PRCD-24177-2)

Out of all the soul-jazz organ players, only one was so thoroughly funked out that he personally adopted the name of his favorite keyboard, the B-3: Johnny "Hammond" Smith. While not as important in the development of jazz styles as other keyboard players such as Jimmy Smith, "Hammond" displayed an earthy, swinging talent worth listening to. Legends of Acid Jazz: Johnny "Hammond" Smith compiles under a single cover two albums Smith recorded in 1969, Soul Talk and Black Feeling! (complete with the liner notes from both original issues). On Legends, Smith gets down in the heady company of, among others, tenor saxophonist Rusty Bryant, funky drummer Bernard Purdie and guitarist Wally Richardson; Richardson here pays tribute to his bandmates with his compositions "Purdie Dirty" and "Johnny Hammond Boogaloo"…
Gene Ammons - Legends Of Acid Jazz [Recorded 1962-1971] (1997)

Gene Ammons - Legends Of Acid Jazz [Recorded 1962-1971] (1997)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 406 MB | Covers (6 MB) included
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Prestige Records (PRCD-24188-2)

As is often the case in this CD reissue series, the music has little to do with acid jazz, but it does feature a few organists. Tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons is heard on music that formerly comprised two complete LPs from 1970-1971 (The Black Cat and As You Talk That Talk), plus a pair of titles from a 1962 date only previously out on a sampler. The Black Cat is an interesting if erratic set that finds Ammons (along with guitarist George Freeman, Harold Mabern on electric piano, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Idris Muhammad) playing everything from the pop tune "Long Long Time" and George Harrison's "Something" (both of those tunes have unimaginative strings) to "Jug Eyes" and the boppish blues "Hi Ruth." As You Talk That Talk is a reunion with fellow tenor Sonny Stitt…

VA - This Is Acid Jazz ...After Hours (1994)  Music

Posted by Designol at Jan. 17, 2022
VA - This Is Acid Jazz ...After Hours (1994)

VA - This Is Acid Jazz …After Hours (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 383 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 162 Mb | Scans included | 01:06:48
Acid Jazz, Future Jazz, Soul Jazz, Downtempo, Trip-Hop | Label: Instinct | # EX-298-2

"After Hours" has become a widespread calling card for the area between midnight and twilight, when all the city falls asleep except for a collective of nocturnal beings. A whole new range of attitudes - diverse styles, open perception. After Hours is when the machine turns off -and when the mind turns on. In musical terms, it is the region outside categorization, the music that slips beyond the average stream of beats. It's not based on any beat pattern. After Hours is not ambient; nor is it acid-jazz, it's the area that exists in the gray area between them. Too quirky to hold any cliches too tightly; too loose for any grand agendas. After Hours eases the mind, softens the palette and opens the door to a new day.

VA - History of Acid Jazz - Rare Chillouts (2001)  Music

Posted by Rtax at March 3, 2024
VA - History of Acid Jazz - Rare Chillouts (2001)

VA - History of Acid Jazz - Rare Chillouts (2001)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 971 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 374 MB
2:35:26 | Acid Jazz, Electronic, Chillout | Label: Retro

History of Acid Jazz - Rare Chillouts is various artists compilation album. Released in 2001.
Trudy Pitts & Pat Martino - Legends Of Acid Jazz [Recorded 1967] (1998)

Trudy Pitts & Pat Martino - Legends Of Acid Jazz [Recorded 1967] (1998)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 455 MB | Covers (8 MB) included
Genre: Soul Jazz, Post-Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Prestige Records (PRCD-24208-2)

Anyone who likes the B-3 Hammond organ soul-jazz style and doesn't mind a bit of pop-lounge spice occasionally stirred into the sauce should check out this compilation. It combines Pitts' first two LPs, Introducing the Fabulous Trudy Pitts and These Blues of Mine (both from 1967) on one CD. Introducing is a strong debut, divided between covers of pretty mainstream standards ("The Spanish Flea," "It Was a Very Good Year," "Matchmaker, Matchmaker") and gutsier straight soul-jazz, including four originals by Bill Carney, whose "Organology" is a highlight for its nervous, bopping edge. The languorous swells of the opening number "Steppin' in Minor" make you think you're in for a set of swank lounge-jazz, but the pace quickly picks up, and Pitts really catches fire on "Take Five," jamming a lot of notes into her improvisation without sounding self-indulgent…

Shirley Scott - Legends Of Acid Jazz [Recorded 1961] (1998)  Music

Posted by gribovar at April 25, 2020
Shirley Scott - Legends Of Acid Jazz [Recorded 1961] (1998)

Shirley Scott - Legends Of Acid Jazz [Recorded 1961] (1998)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 486 MB | Covers (6 MB) included
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Prestige Records (PRCD-24200-2)

A smart combination of two 1961 albums, Hip Soul and Hip Twist, both of which featured Stanley Turrentine on sax. Hip Soul is the smokier and livelier of the pair, especially on "Stanley's Time" and the Turrentine-composed title track; the material is delivered with a taut intelligence. Hip Twist doesn't suffer much in comparison, though, and gives Scott a bit more presence, as she introduces several themes with impassioned swirls; unlike Hip Soul, it has a couple of tunes from her own pen.

Sonny Phillips - Legends of Acid Jazz [Recorded 1969-1970] (1997)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Sept. 19, 2019
Sonny Phillips - Legends of Acid Jazz [Recorded 1969-1970] (1997)

Sonny Phillips - Legends of Acid Jazz [Recorded 1969-1970] (1997)
EAC Rip | APE (image+.cue+log) - 395 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 185 MB | Covers (19 MB) included
Genre: Soul Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Prestige Records (PRCD-24186-2)

Sonny Phillips is a decent, if derivative organist who recorded three albums for Prestige from 1969-70 and a pair for Muse in the mid-1970s. This 1997 CD reissue has all of the music from Sure 'Nuff and Black on Black, a couple of fine soul-jazz recordings. The earlier set is a quintet/sextet set with tenor saxophonist Houston Person, guitarist Joe "Boogaloo" Jones, electric bassist Bob Bushnell, drummer Bernard Purdie and sometimes trumpeter Virgil Jones. The later date features Phillips with tenor saxophonist Rusty Bryant, guitarist Melvin Sparks, electric bassist Jimmy Lewis and drummer Bernard Purdie. The music is blues- and groove-oriented, with "Oleo" being one of the few departures. Person and Bryant in particular have fine solos, while Phillips' chugging organ is appealing. This is his definitive set.

VA - Acid Jazz Movie & TV Themes (1997)  Music

Posted by Rtax at March 8, 2023
VA - Acid Jazz Movie & TV Themes (1997)

VA - Acid Jazz Movie & TV Themes (1997)
FLAC (tracks) - 400 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 162 MB
58:36 | Scans Included | Acid Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-Funk | Label: Acid Jazz

This is a 17 track CD of covers of groovy and funky TV and Movie themes by British Acid Jazz label bands. Including the James Taylor Quartet, Mother Earth and Corduroy.