When acid jazz emerged in the early 90s, it helped bridge the gap between hip-hop and dance music by combining soul, rhythmic grooves and larger-than-life beats. Major players like Jamiroquai, Gilles Peterson and Guru (through his Jazzmatazz releases) helped propel the genre to international acclaim. Today, that uniquely funky and discordant sound still echoes throughout modern music. With Acid Jazz Basics, you get an assortment of royalty-free jazz fusion and house-influenced guitar, bass, sax, and drum loops—a perfect introduction to the sounds that define the genre.