Also known as Groove Jazz or more recently Club Jazz, Acid Jazz is a musical genre that combines Jazz influences with classical elements of Soul, Funk, Disco and also nineties english dance music, particularly repetitive beats and modal harmony. It developed over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as taking the boundary crossing of Jazz Fusion onto new ground. Its existence as a percussion-heavy, primarily live music placed it closer to Jazz and Afro-Cuban than any other dance style, but its insistence on keeping the groove allied it with Funk, Hip Hop, and Dance music.
The term itself first appeared in 1988 as both an American record label and the title of an English compilati ...
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Asian inspired instrumental track with electronic and synthesized sounds. A keyboard with an Asian sonority remains constant as the accompaniment while other synthesized sounds come in and out carrying the melody. Slow, relaxed, and meditative sound. Appropriate in scenes involving Asian culture. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Sax solo performance in this soft downtempo 105 bpm lounge chill-out pop track. Pensive, creative & fashion style. Usefull for backgrounds, corporate or for Commercials/TV themes. Documentary, chill-out lounge club or photography slideshow Ambient textures voice sample Drum Grooves Documentary Adver, Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Dreamy, soulful electronica with a vintage vibe. A deep, grooving bassline and fizzing retro synths underpin blissful pianos and marimbas. Picture late nights, beautiful views, good times, relaxed vibes. Perfect for soundtrack or commercial use. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Contemporary jazz group sets an intimate club mood. Delivers a sense of evasion or suspense. Excellent for scenes in crime dramas, spy movies, investigations, hunts and chases, psycho dramas, murder mysteries, etc. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
very mysterious, dynamic music. The rhythm is moderate but constant. This song is suitable for driving in a car, because it is very cool. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
A pacey jazz groove to lift the spirits. Fretless bass provides the corner stone for rising and falling synths and orchestral pads, with forceful punctuation provided by stabs from the brass section. Gospel piano provides a grounding effect and the drum improvisation provides excitement. Instrumental, New Age, Contemporary Instr
Sly, upbeat spy music with an acid jazz groove featuring trumpet, flute and tropical percussion. Great for chase scenes on foot, action scenes with fluid motion, sports scenes that need to groove or general background ambience. Lively, potent and bouncy. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Cool, jazzy and edgy break beat track with early 60's blues/funky jazz feel such as Art Blakey or Lee Morgan. Playful, contemporary, elated, hip, cheeky and dandy like Mad Men. Great for commercials of men's cosmetic, clothes, cars. Also for spy, detective, law & crime, business news/show like CNBC. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Funky mid-tempo acid jazz track featuring muted trumpet, slick piano, flute runs, upright bassline and breakbeat drums. Perfect backdrop for city nights, corporate projects, in-store music, on-hold music, crime, spy, suspense, TV and film dramas. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Positive Acid-Jazz music for videos, presentations, or animations that involve team building, a successful business, professional, optimistic corporate branding, bright confidence, joyful, motivating presentations, babies, flower arranging, Heaven etc.. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Beautiful elegant and romantic song, delicate piano melody, atmosphere guitar chords, electric bass, acoustic and electro drums, electric rhythm and acoustic guitars. Perfect as the main theme soundtrack in movies or as background in emotional, romantic or dramatic scenes. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
An uplifting funky groovy piece in the style of Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis. Build-up music with fender rhodes, wah wah clav and wah wah guitars. Perfectly suits to underscore scenes. Instrumental, RnB, 1970's Vintage RnB
A jazzy theme, with many small chorus, played by trumpet, sustained by hip hop bass, Fender Rhodes chords, electonic sequence, drum loops, toms and cymbals. Perfect for scenes in big city, dark districts, drive in the city. Movies, documentaries, road trip, dirty night. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
A cool, jazzy classic hip hop beat with a 90's New York feel. This track features vibraphone, live bass guitar, and a funky chopped beat. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Laid back acid jazz groove with a late night sound. Featuring guitar riffs and flute melody. Perfect for easy going evening footage, inner city documentaries, night clubs, light drama or as background to corporate presentations. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Pulsating beatbox drives rim shots over trumpet and rhodes piano, hyperconnectively interpolating mathematical rhymes of goodness and joy. Experimental, trippy, staticky moments of acid jazz fusion. Urban, sophisticated, polished, smooth. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Funky uptempo acid jazz track featuring cool sax melodies, slick electric piano, wah guitar & fresh drums & percussion with a distinct electronica style. Might be used in comedies, cool & quirky car advertising, parties, tv ads featuring dogs & cats doing funny stuff, romantic comedies and much more, Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Fashion House
Mellow jazz piece with an urban feel. Featuring sampled drums, flute, guitar, rhodes and live drums. Great for adding atmosphere and ambience to a police or crime drama, urban scene, promo or commercial. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Sleazy funky snaking bass groove, with shuffling jazzy beats and slinky rhodes piano. Sexy, slinky, erotic and retro. Filthy instrumental jazz for adult entertainment. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Quirky bouncy and playful - this track sounds like something Target or Apple would use in a commercial. Take a drum machine groove, add a George Michael Faith acoustic guitar riff, toy piano and other toy children's instruments - upbeat with piles of smiles. Happy go lucky birthday party kinda fun! Instrumental, Cartoon, Cartoon Fun Time
A jazz electronic track, it starts softly, with brushes, then it builds constantly. Imagine a travel in the space, with sounds moving around you, as you speed up... and then suddenly, find yourself in a comforable room, with sweet lullabies and carillons, Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Starting with a seventies-like intro the music suddenly explodes into an animated and festive mood with a breakbeat and electronics. A well dressed man awaits on the street, suddenly he sees a beautiful woman walking with a smile towards him. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Smooth laid back jazzy instrumental for quiet relaxing or lounge atmosphere. Featuring mesmerizing rhodes, light percussion beat, blending atmospheric sfx, harmon trumpet mute. Nice for elegant radio or tv commercials or instructional DVD. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Funky mid-tempo acid jazz track featuring sax, slide guitar, piano, upright bass and breakbeat drums. An urban and late night sound great for films and documentaries, TV series, closing credits or music for fashionable cosmopolitan boutiques, bars, clubs and restaurants. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Positive uplifting, a bit jazzy female vocals R&B / POP / jazz song with horns an some solos. Great for any production where you have room for full music, not just a background muzac. Like a sports-, nature-, or e. g. corporate video. Many versions: lenght, intrumentalization, availeble by request. Female Vocals, Jazz, Acid Jazz
This track has the David Holmes "Ocean's Eleven" vibe. A funky hip hop beat, mixed with a thick bass guitar, and big spaghetti western tremeloed guitar hits. This is great for those retro scenes with a modern twist. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Atmospheric and chaotically beautiful. Light ethereal and vinyl sound effects, haunting keyboards, driving bass, and rhythmic electronic drums. Perfect for TV, film, web, radio, etc. Ideal for dramatic scenes with intense visual elements. Inspired by the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Hip, Slick and Sexy Chill Latin Acid Jazz. Laid back Piano melody with vibes and patterned electronica. Cool drum groove and nice inside piano solo. | Usage: commercials, infomercials, film, TV, scene segments, webisodes, internet, travel & Branded CDs. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Simple ambient background music. An elegant thoughtful and confident track with calm warm and modern sound. Perfect for high tech commercials promotional presentations motivational corporate projects and more. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
An uplifting funky groovy piece in the style of Michael Jackson, Herbie Hancock and James Taylor Quartet. Build-up music with fender rhodes, funky beats and wah wah guitars. Perfectly suits to underscore scenes. Instrumental, RnB, Contemporary RnB
A sexy, smoky, laid back acid jazz track featuring sax riffs, electric piano, horns, upright bass and breakbeat drums. Perfect for film noir scenes, television, commercial productions, corporate presentations, nostalgia, fantasy, history, erotica, restaurants, on hold, travel, etc. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Definitely sets a good mood with a cool groove, just right for sipping your favorite beverage, chilling with the one you love, or just plain good times with great friends at home, on the beach, in a dimly lighted night club. This track can put you in a mellow, marvelous mindset. Take the ride! Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Hip and sophisticated smooth jazz instrumental . Rhodes melody and a soulful groove. Bob James-like. USAGE: Finance, corporate, mystery, spy, film, TV, branded Cds. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Excellent track lounge Atmosphere. Ideal for descriptions of nightlife as Manhattan style. It is also ideal for descriptions of urban areas. Mixture of elements and rhythms of jazz funk genres. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Jazzy electric piano with organ, clavi drums and bass in this slightly bizarre track. Unusual rhythms disorientate you whilst odd melodies dance around throughout the piece leaving an unnerving feeling. Also available as a Full Track (Underscore), Loop 1 and Loop 2. Jazz, blues, Abstract, Instrumental, Dramatic, Playful Curious
Pulsing and light, featuring electric guitar, electric piano, bright acoustic piano, wind chimes and synthesizer, creating an ethereal and relaxed mood depicting scenes of luxury and elegance. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Cool jazzy feel with a great melody to sooth you into the groove. Feels like Lionel Hampton on the vibes. Mellow feel for a cocktail scene or mood. Laid back, smooth cool and very relaxed. Great for bar or a nightclub scenario. All the makings of a very intimate gathering with friends or lovers. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
An intensely cool and groovy acid jazz piece in the vein of Ronny Jordan's take on "So What"; uplifting and full of turns and twists in a tour de force of rare musicianship. "That's What" this is! Swing it! A natural for jazz clubs and bars, big city lights and action! Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
A short complex jazz structure leading from a poignant moment to a moment of suspense and tension in 24 seconds. The lead voicing is a synthesiser sine wave set against an electric piano and double bass (all guitar synthesizer), Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Innovative and highly inspirational, this cue creates a unique funny adventurous feeling in the line of Tarrantino's filmography and eclectic animations. Electric Guitars are combined with acoustic percussions and atmospherical saxophone, playing a catchy tune. Ideal for movies, commercials, radio. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
An ambient electronic track with wide instruments and distant effects. The track opens with an echoed synth and transforms into a deep rhythmic ambient track. Funky drum loop brings the track into the next drop where a deep layered bass creates a warm atmosphere. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Mid-tempo, mood music, Lounge jazz instrumental track, Funky, sophisticated, and abstract. Bouncy drums, hypnotic sound fx, and driving bass. Cool and chill out background music perfect for TV, radio, film, web, and digital media. Ideal for CD music compilations, retail, news shows and TV bumpers. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
This tune brings to mind a small jazz club late at night and the club is almost empty but the band is still playing it's heart out. There is a definite mood that is being set with this song. Not only can you see the upright bass and the trumpet, but you can feel them as well. Uses for TV Film &Radio, Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
