Re: genres and definitions

From: JSFact@aol.com
Date: Tue Feb 27 2001 - 18:33:55 CET

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    Having only been on this list for about two weeks, but having been a fan and
    collector of "acid jazz" for years now -- I find all of this quite
    refreshing. I don't know that many people who even have any concept of what
    acid jazz is, and certainly few of the record or CD stores I have ever been
    in have even heard of the term.

    I was hanging out with Incognito about eight years ago, and they used the
    term acid jazz to describe their music. I thought it was a joke, and argued
    with Bluey that the term "acid" should not be applied to their funky, jazzy,
    and positive groove due to its negative and harsh implications.

    The thing I like about this vast genre is that it is too flipping big to
    encompass in one category. The best acid jazz belies any attempt at
    classification, because it incorporates and extends beyond a variety of
    forms, genres, and musical expressions. When someone ask me what the bottom
    line is, or a simple definition of aj. . .I merely say, whatever grooves you
    -- I think it needs to have improvisational elements, and a groove of some
    sort. It is an expression of soul, a yearning for freedom, and a melding of
    cultures. That is what jazz is. . .so why can't it all just be jazz?

    By the way -- another topic:
    I too disagree with the trading and such -- but what do you do if you simply
    cannot find music available?
    For instance, I have been seeking a CD by a group called Jazz Posse -- the
    title of which is "Blue" -- for about three years now. It went out of print
    and I cannot find it anywhere. I've ordered it from Amazon.com UK, as well
    as independent distributors all over the place. Only to be told that it is
    no longer available.

    So. . .if anyone knows where I can find Jazz Posse's "Blue" CD, please let me
    know offlist at JSFact@aol.com. I heard it one night in a club and have been
    seeking it ever since.

    Jazzid Funkenstuff

     



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