Jazzmatazz Volume 1

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Live backing is provided by a band that includes Lonnie Liston Smith, Branford Marsalis, Ronny Jordan, Donald Byrd and Roy Ayers. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Guru's Jazzmatazz Volume 1, originally released in 1993, is one of the first albums to combine a live jazz band with hip hop production and rapping. Released on 18th May, 1993 on Chrysalis Records, this album is one of the first albums to combine a live jazz band with hip hop production and rapping. The variety of guest artists adds diversity and originality to each track, and gives the album a distinct jazz feel.

Guru’s certified classic album Jazzmatazz embodies the marriage of hip-hop and jazz, originally released in 1993.In the liner notes for Jazzamatazz, Guru explained, "jazz's mellow tracks, along with the haerd rap beat, go hand-in-glove with my voice. It opened a new whole world when I started to try to find who were the musicians, where the samples came from, etc. Truer words were never said, and in 1993 the Gang Starr legend proved the point by releasing one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. Condition - This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description).

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.The album dropped that week the show started at midnight and both Roy Ayers and Donald Byrd were there. It was my friend Carlos that gave me a home-recorded tape with some songs from the album, and I was amazed by its sound. Featuring Lonnie Liston Smith, Branford Marsalis, Ronny Jordan, Donald Byrd and Roy Ayers and vocalists like Carleen Anderson, N'Dea Davenport and French rapper MC Solaar have cooperated on this classic album. In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop, this is reissued on limited edition 2LP translucent cobalt vinyl.

Guru had a vision and brought together a diverse group of jazz cats both old and new school; Lonnie Liston Smith, Branford Marsalis, Ronny Jordan, Donald Byrd and Roy Ayers and vocalists like Carleen Anderson, N'Dea Davenport (Brand New Heavies) and French rapper MC Solaar have cooperated on this classic album. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

As the name and creative force behind the first global Indian restaurant chain, today, Asha’s is a household name with 13 locations in five countries on two continents. I was 17 at the time, in a pre-internet world, where all my friends were listening to hard rock/pop/heavy metal. In the edit page, go to the 'Metadata' tab and add your Juno artist, label or release page for listeners to purchase your release / releases. The package also comes with a 12 page booklet that features rare images from the original Jazzmatazz photo shoot.

Live backing is provided by a band that includes Lonnie Liston Smith, Branford Marsalis, Ronny Jordan, Donald Byrd and Roy Ayers. is the debut solo studio album by American hip hop recording artist Guru, released on May 18, 1993 on Chrysalis Records. Guru's Jazzmatazz originally released in 1993, is one of the first albums to combine a live jazz band with hip hop production and rapping. Guru's Jazzmatazz 1, originally released in 1993, is one of the first albums to combine a live jazz band with hip hop production and rapping.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.