Artist: VA
Title: Mojo Club Dancefloor Jazz Volume 11 (Right Now)
Year Of Release: 2002
Label: Universal
Genre: Jazz, Funk, Soul-Jazz, Latin Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks,log,cue,m3u,scans)
Total Time: 65:48
Total Size: 540.49 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 The Mojo also received complaints about noise, and its licence was revoked later in the year.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. Della Reese - I Got The Blues
02. The London Jazz Four - Things We Said Today
03. Mel Torme - Right Now
04. Diana Ross & The Supremes - He's My Sunny Boy
05. Barbara Acklin - Am I The Same Girl
06. Gordon Staples & The String Thing - Strung Out
07. Sugarpie Desanto - The Woo-Pee
08. Marvin Holmes - Ooh Ooh The Dragon
09. Steve Pepper & Sir Shree - Elephant's Trunk
10. Ambros Seelos - Mabusso
11. Rose Royce - Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
12. Coke Escovedo - I Wouldn't Change A Thing
13. Nolen & Crossley - Salsa Boogie
14. Michel Camilo - On The Other Hand
15. Quartette Tres Bien - Boss Tres Bien
16. Oscar Brown jr. - Barra Limpa
17. Rosinha De Valenca - Tema Pro Luis
18. Puzzle - State Of Mind
19. Gloria Scott - That's What You Say (Everytime You're Near Me)
20. Lexia - Lady Rain
