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Freestylin

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In the mid - 90s "acid jazz" was the new buzz word in music. Like most categorizing terms acid jazz was more than a little ambiguous. It seemed that any album that could approximate the faintest notions of groove, jazz or 70s retro dance music would be worthy of the title of "acid jazz". And to make matters more confusing "acid jazz" soon evolved via "trip-hop" into a form of house music that unfortunately embodied little groove and even less "jazz". Not being a critic I have the luxury of not having to define this great albeit fleeting form of music. But in my opinion "Freestylin'" combines all the greatest aspects of early/mid 90s "acid jazz". A prolific body of work has been released under the guise of acid jazz but to me this one album could probably stand on it's own as the definition of this genre. This album combines the funkiest, most organic sounding beats with soloists who lend a jazzy feel to the tracks. These two elements, unremarkable in their own right are combined in nearly perfect proportion to produce one of the most groovy, good - feeling albums I have ever heard. This is not an album that simply is an example of that short lived music "acid jazz". "Freestylin" IS acid jazz. And for those of you looking for an introduction to this funky era in recent music, look no further.

I walked into a record store a few years ago, found an employee who knew something about Acid Jazz & asked him to recommend an album. Without hesitation, he walked to Greyboy. And without heistation, I recommend it to you!

Freestylin' has a great sound - it's jazzy, it still sounds brand new, it's a little funky, it's upbeat, it's just about a toe-tapper. You'll find yourself singing along - even though there are no vocals. I had people over for drinks and played Freestylin'; everyone wanted to know what it was. An unknown gem, that's what!

By the way - Greyboy & the Greyboy Allstars are not the same. I went to the Fillmore and learned that the hard way!

This is one of Greyboy's best albums. It is full of light hearted flute riffs and amazing sax. Smooth hip hop beats tie everything together and keep your party rollin'. Everyone will be asking where you got this awesome album.

I own a lot of music and listen to a number of different genres, and this album ranks in the top 10 albums in my collection. Its a perfect soundtrack for many different occasions, from relaxing, to working, to hanging out with friends. Its the type of music that transcends taste and age to appeal to anyone who likes quality music.

I like Greyboy's style very much.

The music moves and is cool. I listen to it while I am walking I the city .

This is a really, really great Acid Jazz CD, I'd venture to say it's an album that almost everyone should have in their collection. Not atmospheric like Thievery Corporation, this is more of a party music CD. Background party music, but still party music. Lite Bake is the classic tune here that everyone will recognize but you can play this disc end to end, it's got a consistent feel to it.

I had this CD a long time ago, and I misplaced it.
Hard to get, out of circulation in most Record venue.

Very energetic CD, great Jazz.
Funky beats, good grooves!

The track La Jolla, appropriate titled, visit La Jolla
and see for yourself!

Jim

THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST OF EARLY ACID JAZZ RECORDINGS,THIS WAS A SMOKIN SESSION ,I WISHED I WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE TO SEE THESE CATS PLAY ON THIS ONE......BEST OF THE GENRE (MASTERPIECE)

True Funk and jazz fans will definitely get into this cd.
Persons who aren't that into jazz will also get into this cd.
The flow and grooves are amazing, and will lift up anybody's spirits.
It's smooth, soulful, funky, sexy, etc, etc, etc! Oh and whoever did the mixing, did a hell of a great job! The 2nd track Panacea is my favorite, but they're all great!
Your head will start bobbing and you foot will start tapping, without you even knowing it!
This cd is for partying, wining and dining, chilling, cleaning your house, car rides, small get togethers, and most importantly it's great to lift ones spirits and make you smile if your feeling a little blue or lacking of energy.
This sh#t is tight!

This album is great! The only track I don't like is the title track, just like with Greyboy's other album Land of the Lost...the title track is easily skipable. I don't know...it must be his style or something to make the title track the lest listened track in my CD player. What makes the title track a flop is the short samples right in the middle of the beat of some sort of activist woman yammering on about freedom; it really breaks up the mood.

This is something that is great to play in the background if your working, driving around, or doing any other activity. It just really sets a cool casual mood. Not to say that this is just background music, but as with all CDs I eventually get bored with them but this one tends to stay in the player due to being great music to just live to. Just let it be the sound track for a day in your life.

I only have listen to Greyboy's Freestylin' and Land of the Lost and I like Freestylin' better only because it has a guitar and being a guitar player myself I just like hearing guitar. Other then that they are equally great and both have only one skipable track.

Let others know how undeniably cool you by buying this album and check out Land of the lost as well.