Acid Jazz Classics - Various Artists

Advantages: 154 minutes of pure class music
Disadvantages: NONE, none none none none none

...What a cool cd. There isn’t much traditional jazz- as the CD explains – it’s a compilation of what jazz created – acid jazz, breakbeat, hip-hop and soul. All the songs on the 2 CDs (which both last 77mins – there is good value for money) are classics – some which you will instantly recognise , and some which you will recognise covers of. There are all sorts of artists on the double cd – you have modern artists like Jamiroquai and Brand New Heavies, and some really cool old artists – Bill Wyman’s there – singing “Just the Two of Us” (gorgeous), and Herbie Hancock with Chameleon. There are also 2 themes – Bob James - Angela (from Taxi) and James Taylor Quartet – theme from Starsky & Hutch (a damn cool theme tune). The blurb says “it’s jazz, soul, funk and hip-hop rolled into one. What you have here is a collection of its finest... Read review

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Advantages: The grooves go on and on
Disadvantages:

...This latest volume of the New Testament of Funk from Acid Jazz records features some great tracks that cover many different dance genres from, big beat to jazz and hip hop so it is bound to have something to get even the most reticent of dancers moving. Personal favourites are the storming opener "The Piper Cherokee" by The Bobby Hughes Experience, "Amber Flash" by That Girl Lynn and the Latin groove of "Mosquito Coast 2000" from Mr Gone. Special mention should be given to the album closer "Clowns" from E & E Sounds who mix up the Stephen Sondheim classic with some seriously chopped up breakbeats which if you think about it should not really work but does surprisingly well.... Read review

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Advantages: Superb album that influeced a lot of acid jazz/ d&b/ trip hop artists
Disadvantages: It's kinda old now, but it doesn't mean it's bad or outdated:)

...CD Info: * 17 tracks * 73 min. * Bring to party - If your friends don't listen to Pop.. * Show your girflried - Yes :) * My fav. tracks: "High Noon" "Black Baby" "Shaolin Satellite" * Bad tracks: none Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister from Australia (aka Kruder and Dorfmeister or K&D) are very well known to most lovers of acid jazz, hip hop, trip hop, electronica or drum n base. They are well known not only for their superb albums like "K&D Sessions" or "G-stoned", but also from a huge list of cooperations and mixes with such groups like Thievery Corporation, Nicola Conte, Madonna, Rae & Christian, Portishead and many many other. This is a superb album in both its production and its selection of mixes. "DJ Kicks" shows just how good electronica, acid jazz, drum & bass, trip hop can go together if the mix is done by skilled... Read review

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