VA - Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz Vol. 4 (1995) [FLAC] [DJ]

Artist: VA
Title: Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz Volume Four (Light My Fire)
Year Of Release: 1995
Label: Motor Music
Genre: Jazz, Funk, Soul-Jazz, Latin Jazz
FLAC (tracks,log,cue,m3u,scans)
Total Time: 1:06:31
Total Size: 595.56 MB
Album Info



The King Mojo Club, often known as the Mojo, was a nightclub in Pitsmoor, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England located at 555 Pitsmoor Road, that operated between 1964 and 1967.

Peter Stringfellow and his brothers had been running the Black Cat Club from St Aidan's church hall in the city, which proved a success. In 1964, they opened a new venture, the King Mojo Club, in a converted house on Pitsmoor Road to the north of the city centre. The house had recently served as Dey's School of Ballroom Dancing and benefited from a sprung dance floor. The club never received a drinks licence, but did have a coffee bar.

The club quickly became a venue of the Northern Soul scene, with popular American acts such as Wilson Pickett (backed by Reg Dwight's Bluesology), Stevie Wonder, Ike and Tina Turner, and Geno Washington playing. It also hosted Edwin Starr's first UK gig, and Don Covay and The Goodtimers.

Stringfellow experimented with a records-only night on Tuesdays, then an original concept. He advertised the list of records which he would play in advance in the local newspaper.

The club hosted up and coming live acts, including Pink Floyd and The Who. The Small Faces played their first gig outside London at the Mojo,and The Kinks worked out the arrangement of "All Day and All of the Night" while at the club.

In 1967, Stringfellow along with his brother Geoffrey decided to refocus the club on psychedelic music, renamed it the "Beautiful King Mojo", and redecorated it accordingly. They booked Jimi Hendrix, who played despite a complaint about drug use. The Mojo also received complaints about noise, and its licence was revoked later in the year. It was converted into a bingo club and was demolished in the 1980s.



01. Shirley Bassey - Light My Fire
02. Elis Regina - Zazueira
03. Ellen McIlwaine - Jimmy Jean
04. Hugh Masekela - Dyambo
05. Roy Ayers - Hummin'
06. Odetta - Hit Or Miss
07. Tania Maria - Transamazonica
08. Jorge Ben - Oba, La Vem Ela
09. Willie Hutch - Give Me Some Of That Good Old Love
10. Junior Wells - Sweet Darling Think It Over
11. Karin Krog - Hold Out Your Hand
12. Ronald Mesquita - Balanca Pema
13. Baden Powell - Pai
14. James Brown & Dee Felice Trio - Sunny
15. Joe Lee Wilson - Return Of The Prodigal Son
16. Gotham - Use It Or Lose It
17. Edwin Birdsong - Pretty Brown Skin
18. Edwin Starr - Easin In'
19. Ballin' Jack - Try To Relax