SMOOVE - Gravy - breakbeat funk acid jazz mixes

ACID JAZZ RECORDS  

SMOOVE – Gravy: Remixes & Rarities   AJXCD192

This is the first of Acid Jazz’s 20^th Anniversary projects. The iconic East London label that brought you Jamiroquai, The Brand New Heavies, JTQ, Terry Callier and countless other jazz funk and soul nuggets celebrates it’s 20^th year this October. The powers that be have invited the northern monkey, DJ and re-mixer that is SMOOVE to take his pick from the legendary ACID JAZZ catalogue in order to come up with a number of remixes that celebrate the history of the label. A few of them are mixes of his own material (Dead Men’s Shirts – AJX LP/CD 164), but others feature Soul II Soul vocalist Rose Windross, northern soul legend Dean Parrish, acid jazz originators The Bukky Leo Quintet (which was the only project ever co-produced by the label’s originators Gilles Peterson and Eddie Piller), and a version of the top ten R’n’B hit from Andy Lewis which features the vocals of Curtis Mayfield protégé Keni Burke.

This is one for the dancefloor and the first of several projects to celebrate the label’s 20^th birthday:

INGREDIENTS

1. I’m A Man feat. Dan Roberts

Originally a download only release. Totally Rewired (AJX180).

2. Looking Up Looking In (Smoove’s Deep Down Remix) feat. Andy Lewis.

Originally appeared on the limited edition Andy Lewis 12” Remix EP (AJX189T).

3. Left Right & Centre (Smoove’s Back Room Remix) feat. Lord Large and Dean Parrish.

Originally appeared on the Lord Large single ‘Left Right & Centre’ (AJX185CD/T).

4. As If (Smoove’s Latin Remix).

The original version of As If appeared on the Smoove album ‘Dead Men’s Shirts’ (AJXCD/LP164).

5. Can I Be Your Man (Smoove’s Jazz Remix) feat Jinrai.

Originally appeared on the Jinrai single ‘Can I Be Your Man’ (AJX143CD).

6. All This Love That I’m Giving (Smoove’s Space Monkey Remix) (feat Mary Awere)

The original version of All This Love That I’m Giving appeared on the Smoove album ‘Dead Men’s Shirts.’

7. Love In The Making (Smoove’s Dope Dub Remix) feat. Rose Windross

The original version of Love In The Making appeared on the Rose Windross single ‘Living’ Life Your Own Way’ (JAZID37.)

8. Tired Feet

Originally the B-side of AJX186T All This Love That I’m Giving.

9. Rejoice In Righteousness (Smoove’s Nu Jazz Remix) feat. Bukky Leo Quintet and Darren “The Sax Machine” Grainger

The original version of Rejoice In Righteousness appeared on the Bukky Leo Quintet mini-album ‘Rejoice In Righteousness’ (JAZID7).

10. Love Is Alive In My Heart (Smoove’s Beautiful Remix) feat. Andy Lewis and Keni Burke

Originally appeared on the Andy Lewis single ‘Love Is Alive In My Heart’ (AJX147CD.)

Skill!