Eddie Piller and Martin Freeman interview
Originally published on Louder Than War 9.4.18 Eddie and Martin have just released, to a rapturous audience, a compilation of Jazz/funk rarities entitled Jazz On The Corner released on the 30th anniversary of Acid Jazz. Interview with Eddie: Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions on the exciting forthcoming release on Acid Jazz Records ‘Jazz On The Corner’. First thing first: Eddie, 30 years of Acid Jazz – What was the idea behind getting the Acid Jazz label off the ground? I remember Paul Weller once saying he though Acid Jazz were the mods of their day. Did you see it like Paul saw it? Of course. By the late 80’s the mod scene (certainly as I knew it) was looking for some fresh ideas and we just saw the whole Acid Jazz movement as a fresh direction and its natural extension. Paul made a couple of early records for the label and always been supportive of what we do over the years. Of course, the fact that many of us were mods helped. You could al...