Ronny Jordan RIP

[mjazzg]

I don't know how widely known he was but to those of us who enjoyed the UK Acid Jazz scene of the 80s he was a voice to be heard.

Appreciation here http://www.mojo4music.com/11098/ronny-jordan-1962-2014/

51 is way too young

[king ubu]

His discs were all over the place when I started frequenting music stores (their jazz corners mostly). While I did enjoy some acid jazz back then (Incognito mostly, but some other things as well, Urban Species for instance, also Buckshot LeFonque, Guru/Jazzmatazz, the Brand New Heavies), I don't think I ever consciously heard Jordan play, ever.

[CJ Shearn]

I remember hearing his version of "So What" in Sears once. He could definitely have a Grant Green thing, but the settings went from acid to smooth

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I got a single of his somewhere. Don't know which one. Still got it, but don't know where. I do remember I thought it was rubbish.

Anyway, 51 is quite young. But it does make you realise just how long ago all that Acid Jazz stuff was.

RIP.

MG

[danasgoodstuff]

I 'mamber hearing RJ I thought was 'rubbish', some I thought was OK 'for what it was', and a little bit I thought was just plain pretty damn nice, period. 51 is way too young in any case.

[fent99]

Bought the single of So What at the time and it still gets played now and again. Actually saw a bar band here play the arrangement pretty much note for note in the summer and dug it out only recently.

The other really memorable "musical" anecdote is CJ in the west wing lip-syncing to The Jackal in the West Wing. Its a great track too maybe on youtube (can't search from here , can someone link, Dana Bryant on vocals)?

The acid jazz scene was never really to my taste. Few of the records have stuck with me but I recall some enjoyable nights in the Jazz Cafe and the taste of the DJs (and their continued crate digging) and musicianship of some of the bands was a treat at the time

Way too young.

Edited January 15, 2014 by fent99

[CJ Shearn]

Now that I think of it the tune was "After Hours" that was played in Sears.

[romualdo]

I bought "The Antidote" when it was released in the early 90's then a few more of his subsequent recordings - sort of "Grant Green-ish"

what a pity