Acid Jazz Music

The Beginning of Acid Jazz:
The clubs and sounds that went with acid jazz music arose out of the rare groove scene in the southern portion of England during the latter part of the seventies and the early parts of the eighties as well as alternative groups which include the mod scene in London. It can be distinguished from the scene of Northern Soul but it still portrays a wide variety of similarities.

The actual name came into common parlance with the label of acid jazz but in all probability, the scene had been in existence in several different forms and without even distinguishing it as a name for some time before. At the time, journalists appeared to be very confused by the genre and they made several attempts to connect the genre to the mod scene in London. ID magazine infamously ran an article based on acid jazz mods which really irritated both the acid jazz fans and the mods in equal proportions. The Heavies were well known in their early years for always starting their songs off with catchy pop and then rapidly steering them into the jazz territory before actually resolving the composition. By doing this, they would not lose any pop listeners but they would successfully expose their listeners to the elements of jazz like in tiny steps.

The acid jazz scene always had two halves, one half consisted of those that liked the original soul and jazz recordings and those that have followed all of the new bands and were signed by labels such as Acid Jazz. They key artists of acid jazz include Bird, Blue Six, Blue Train, Corduroy, Gary Foote, Mojack, Micky More, Soulstance, Silent Poets and Ronny Jordan. In the United Kingdom, acid jazz is the name of a real recording label which was founded by Eddie Piller and Gilles Peterson which issued recordings that were done by artists within this genre.

More Music of the Soul:
Acid jazz sometimes defies definition because it is more music for the soul, music that sets your body moving. It’s music that has got the groove. The groovy jazzy sound is perhaps what all acid jazz music has in common. It might combine elements from many genres of music but finally, it all boils down to what you feel when you hear it, experience it.