Jazzmatazz Volume 1

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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.

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I was 17 at the time, in a pre-internet world, where all my friends were listening to hard rock/pop/heavy metal.I am very satisfied and I will suggest to my friends that they purchase from the market place seller. Guru’s certified classic album Jazzmatazz embodies the marriage of hip-hop and jazz, originally released in 1993.

The album dropped that week the show started at midnight and both Roy Ayers and Donald Byrd were there. It opened a new whole world when I started to try to find who were the musicians, where the samples came from, etc.I didn't care much for the tracks where he takes a back seat, but overall it was a good listen, even the track with the French rapping sounded good. 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. We also run our own record label, we host a show on Solar radio and produce mixes of our favourite sounds on Mixcloud. Continuing with its Respect The Classics campaign, UMe will be reissuing this classic album back on standard weigh vinyl.

Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of this classic album UMe/Urban Legends will be releasing a 3LP deluxe edition which includes the original album, the instrumentals and a third bonus LP of rare remixes. Live backing is provided by a band that includes Lonnie Liston Smith, Branford Marsalis, Ronny Jordan, Donald Byrd and Roy Ayers.

The variety of guest artists adds diversity and originality to each track, and gives the album a distinct jazz feel. Credit subject to status, UK residents only, Juno Media Limited acts as a broker and offers finance from PayPal credit. 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 Volume 1, originally released in 1993, is one of the first albums to combine a live jazz band with hip hop production and rapping. 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. is the debut solo studio album by American hip hop recording artist Guru, released on May 18, 1993 on Chrysalis Records. I very nearly opted for the MP3 download only on this and I'm so glad I didn't and instead went for the old fashioned CD.Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.