Acid jazz

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre

Acid jazz emerged in London in the late 1980s, when DJs such as Gilles Peterson played jazz, soul jazz and jazz-funk for a dancing audience. The name was a joke on acid house, the electronic dance music of the moment. In 1987 Peterson and Eddie Piller founded the label Acid Jazz Records; in 1990 Peterson started Talkin' Loud. Around those labels bands formed that played real instruments in the spirit of the old records: The Brand New Heavies, Galliano, Young Disciples, Incognito and Jamiroquai, whose first single appeared on Acid Jazz in 1992. Characteristic features are funky rhythm sections, horns, Hammond organ and soul vocals. Acid jazz drew fresh attention to old Blue Note and CTI records and laid the foundation for nu jazz. (See Mixtape 5.)

Listening

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  Never Stop · Brand New Heavies, 1991
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  Apparently Nothin' · Young Disciples, 1991
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  When You Gonna Learn · Jamiroquai, 1992

In School of Rock

The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.

• Jazz Map^NL Map
• After Hours: Session 4^NL Reader

See also

• Benjamin Herman
• Roy Ayers
• Brand New Heavies
• New London jazz