Review:
Given their close connections with mod culture, it's perhaps no surprise to find Acid Jazz revisiting the back catalogue of Jimmy James and the Vagabonds, a rhythm and blues, soul and ska combo who were popular on the mod scene in the 1960s. Founded when Jamaican singer Jimmy James moved to London in 1960 and hooked up with local London lads the Vagabonds, the combo produced a series of well-received singles and albums for Pickwick, Decca and others throughout the decade. This four-track EP features a string of vintage cuts, from the chunky soul hustle of the "She's Lookin' Good" and horn-powered "Aunt Dora's Soul Shack", to the laidback sweetness of "Why Must I".