Description
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. 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. Jazzmatazz proved to be a highly influential album and a huge commercial success.
Tracklist
1. Introduction
2. Loungin' (feat Donald Byrd)
3. When You're Near (feat N'Dea Davenport)
4. Transit Ride (feat Branford Marsalis)
5. No Time To Play (feat Ronny Jordan & Dee C Lee)
6. Down The Backstreets (feat Lonnie Liston Smith)
7. Respectful Dedications
8. Take A Look (At Yourself) (feat Roy Ayers)
9. Trust Me (feat N'Dea Davenport)
10. Slicker Than Most (feat Gary Barnacle)
11. Le Bien, Le Mal (feat MC Solaar)
12. Sights In The City (feat Carleen Anderson & Courtney Pine)