Guru: Jazzmatazz Volume 1 Vinyl

Guru: Jazzmatazz, Volume 1 [CHRYSALIS / VIRGIN]

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Gang Starr MC Guru's 1993 jazz-rap landmark Jazzmatazz Vol. 1, with Donald Byrd, Roy Ayers and Branford Marsalis: "Loungin'," "Trust Me" and "Le Bien, le Mal."

Why you'll love it

Jazzmatazz was one of the first albums to bring real jazz players into the studio with a rapper instead of just sampling them, and it helped launch the whole acid jazz and jazz-rap movement.

This edition

Jazzmatazz Vol. 1 on vinyl
Chrysalis / Virgin pressing

About the album

Guru was already a legend as the voice of Gang Starr when he decided to try something new: a hip hop album recorded with live jazz musicians. He called it "an experimental fusion of hip-hop and jazz," and he lined up a dream team: Donald Byrd, Roy Ayers, Branford Marsalis, Courtney Pine, Lonnie Liston Smith, N'Dea Davenport, Carleen Anderson and French rap star MC Solaar.

"Loungin'" with Donald Byrd is effortlessly cool, "Trust Me" (with N'Dea Davenport) and "No Time to Play" glide, and "Le Bien, le Mal" with MC Solaar is a bilingual classic. Smooth, smart and endlessly listenable.

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Tracklist

Tracks
1. Introduction
2. Loungin'
3. When You're Near
4. Transit Ride
5. No Time to Play
6. Down the Backstreets
7. Respectful Dedications
8. Take a Look (At Yourself)
9. Trust Me
10. Slicker Than Most
11. Le Bien, le Mal
12. Sights in the City