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The New Testament Of Funk: Volume 1

Read "Volume 1" reviewed by Ian Nicolson

by Ian Nicolson
January 1, 1999

After too long - around two years - since the last album to be released by the indispensible London-based Acid Jazz label, 1999 is off to a flying start with this hour's worth of classics that have wired up UK dance-floors to the latest mash-up of breaks, beats and improvisation, plus some early takes on forthcoming projects.Volume 1 (what a promising title . . .) kicks off with Xavier Fisher's latest enclave, the seriously souled-out Sookie All Stars ...

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James Taylor Quartet: Creation

by Douglas Payne
October 1, 1997

A better title for U.K. organist / keyboardist James Taylor's fourth disc might be “ re creation." That goes for reincarnation and pure fun too. The giveaway is in the cover photo's pun of the famous shot from the 1966 mod film, Blow Up (itself highlighting some of Herbie Hancock's earliest dope jazz).

Creation is pure flashback. But while it apes past styles, Taylor has eschewed the late 60s lounge funk he trafficked in the past for an exceptionally entertaining ...