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One of the acid jazz movement's most prominent guitarists, London-born Ronny Jordan is widely credited with returning the instrument to its rightful place as a major force in modern-day jazz; despite outcries from purists, few other artists of his era proved more pivotal in knocking down the long-immutable boundaries of contemporary black music. The son of a preacher, Jordan's early musical history was rooted in gospel; his first public performances were with gospel groups, but the outbreak of Brit-funk during the early '80s led him to begin exploring other avenues of music, culminating in a fascination with jazz. A self-taught guitarist, his early influences included Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, and Grant Green, and when hip-hop began to take off, Jordan started exploring ways to fuse jazz and rap together. The first fruit of his endeavors was the single "After Hours," a primitive foray into what would eventually become known as acid jazz. Record companies initially wanted no part of Jordan's music, but when his distinctive cover of the Miles Davis classic "So What" became a hit, it was clear something was afoot. He soon released his debut LP, 1992's Antidote, but it was rapper Guru's breakthrough 1993 album, Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1, on which Jordan's guitar work was prominently featured, that made acid jazz a viable proposition. He subsequently issued such albums as 1993's Quiet Revolution, 1996's Light to Dark, and 2000's Brighter Day. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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Great ♥
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this was and is a bad 'azz tune
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@Nanaimouk Bad brothers! its on itunes
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GREAT... . :)
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on a ronnie jordan dj krush LP,but i can't remember the freeeekin name of it!!!!
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@kinanism same here. love this version too
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added to my jazz 100 - fantastic
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Same here too. I had this track on a cassette, but I never knew who it was that did this cover.
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Finest acid jazz music :)
10 months ago 3
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Ronny get ur ass over here in England ..we miss ya dude
11 months ago 2
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OH MY GOD!!! i've been looking for this version forever...1992 memories...this was my most played song that year....superb sound
kinanism 2 years ago 14
NICE!
soultime654321 3 years ago 5