Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. The package also comes with a 12 page booklet that features rare images from the original Jazzmatazz photo shoot. Guru's sultry tone sits in the bed of warm musicianship like butter on toast, and this reissue means you can pick it up in pristine condition and hear it pouring out of those grooves. nice, dynamic, clear and clean sound but the high end is really lacking an open airy quality that feels stuffy and like there’s a blanket over everything.

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. Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.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. 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.

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. 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. 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. Credit subject to status, UK residents only, Juno Media Limited acts as a broker and offers finance from PayPal credit.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. 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. The album also features vocal collaborations with Carleen Anderson, N'Dea Davenport (of the Brand New Heavies) Dee C Lee and French rapper MC Solaar. 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.

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. is the debut solo studio album by American hip hop recording artist Guru, released on May 18, 1993 on Chrysalis Records. Live backing is provided by a band that includes Lonnie Liston Smith, Branford Marsalis, Ronny Jordan, Donald Byrd and Roy Ayers. 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.All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. 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. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.We also run our own record label, we host a show on Solar radio and produce mixes of our favourite sounds on Mixcloud. The link between hip-hop and jazz was already in the air, but Guru crystalised it in no uncertain terms, pulling in a heavyweight list of singers and players like N'Dea Davenport, Donald Byrd, Courtney Pine, Lonnie Liston Smith and more besides to realise his vision. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The album dropped that week the show started at midnight and both Roy Ayers and Donald Byrd were there. 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.