Chris Bangs - Dream World

Chris Bangs - Dream World 

Acid jazz legend Chris Bangs returns with a brand new album for
2024, following his early-2023 release ‘Firebird’, and 2022’s
collaboration with Mick Talbot ‘Sumthin’ Else’.
His latest long-player ‘Dream World’ is set for release on the Acid
Jazz label on 27 September – a characteristic font of latin jazz from
the maestro producer.
Bangs is known for originally coining the term ‘acid jazz’ – a
movement which subsequently morphed into the label – as he and
likeminded DJs (including Gilles Peterson and Eddie Piller) began to
combine jazz, soul and rock-fusion with the prominent sounds of
acid house in the late ‘80s.
Having worked extensively as a producer and DJ – including credits
with his own The Quiet Boys, Paul Weller, Galliano and of course
most recently Mick Talbot - ‘Dream World’ follows a string of solo
releases.
The album draws influence from the Mizell Brothers, Wayne
Henderson and George Duke – the latter providing direct
inspiration, with a cover of ‘My Soul’ opening the record and serving
as the first single.
The tracks see some new collaborators in the Bangs ranks –
including Argentine keyboardist Luciano De La Rosa, Italian
Massimo Morganti on trombone, Chile’s Juan Pi Salvo on trumpet,
and Fabio Tiralongo on sax – making it a truly global production.
Self-described as ‘pure labour of love’ by Bangs himself, the album
is a further expansion of his remarkable sound and vision, and his
own ever-expanding dream world of (acid) jazz that moves far
beyond genre-casting.