Jazz great Wynton Marsalis is not a fan of Hip-Hop culture. Over the last two decades, he’s made numerous statements slamming the validity of the artform due to its use of sampling, and the controversial content of some artists. His strong viewpoints did not deter Pal Joey under his Soho moniker from using one of Marsalis’ traditional jazz pieces to create one of the most recognizable dance beats of the last 25 years. Joey was known in dance circles for his remixes of tracks from artists ranging from KRS-One to Sade. But the hard-hitting drums and aggressive sax-playing of”Hot Music” made the song a crossover underground hit amongst dance enthusiasts, R&B and Hip-Hop fans. The song takes its foundation from just a three-second piano interlude of Marsalis’ “Skain’s Domain,” off 1986’s J Mood. Did Wynton Marsalis approve? Probably not, and the millions of people who’ve tore up dance floors to this around the world could care less.
WYNTON MARSALIS “SKAIN’S DOMAIN” (SAMPLE BEGINS AT 3:54 MARK)
SOHO “HOT MUSIC”
Beats, Boxing and Mayhem 
The Soho who did Hot Music isn’t the same Soho from Hippychick.
Soho who did Hot Music is Pal Joey from the US – and he created many fantastic house/ club tracks like Earth People – Dance.
Thanks for the correction, Lampwick. The necessary corrections have been made. That’s great to know about Earth People’s “Dance.” That was another club track I loved. I wonder if Joey ever had any legal issues with the English group over the Soho name.