Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller present Jazz On The Corner

When Acid Jazz founder Eddie Piller asked the actor Martin Freeman to do a jazz radio show they could hardly imagine the response. From around the world emails and tweets inundated the show and they swore to themselves that they couldn’t leave it there.

Now, two years on this compilation of their favourite jazz has arrived. From the rolling hard bop of Lee Morgan and Art Blakey, via screaming soul organ, jazz funk original acid jazz onwards to the post modern spiritual jazz of Kasami Washington, this is an incredible journey.

Released in March on double CD and Vinyl with deluxe gatefold packaging this is the album that will launch Acid Jazz’s 30th Anniversary celebrations.

Tracklist

Disc 1 Martin’s Side

1/ If you’re going to the city – Mose Allison (3.47)

2/ Terra firma irma – Joe Gordon (7.42)

3/ Kozo’s Waltz – Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers (6.49)

4/ Listen Here – Eddie Harris (7.37)

5/ Some kinda mean – Sam Jones (5.49)

6/ Get up off your knees – David Axelrod (3.38)

7/ Psychedelic – Lee Morgan (6.32)

8/ A walk on the wild side – Jimmy Smith (5.57)

9/ Now at last – Blossom Dearie (3.20)

10/ Trees and grass and things – Charles Williams (4.33)

11/ The Rhythm Changes – Kamasi Washington (7.44)

Disc 2 Eddie’s Side

1/ Bend Your Head Down Low – Geoffrey Stoner (3.58)

2/ Just In Time To See The Sun – Leon Thomas (2.59)

3/ Chains – Blacks & Blues (3.26)

4/ Look At Me, Look At You –Marlena Shaw (4.01)

5/ Sphynx – Brand New Heavies (6.13)

6/ The Hipster – Harold McNair (4.37)

7/ Sad Little Girl- Les McCann (2.52)

8/ Mi Hermano – Blue Mitchell (5.24)

9/ Mother Of The Future – Norman Connors (6.50)

10/ Cherrystones – Eugene McDaniels (3.12)

11/ Bolivia – Ulf Sandberg (8.13)

Release date – March 23rd 2018