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Jazzmatazz is a series of hip hop and jazz recordings from American rapper Guru. [1] In a 2009 interview he reflected, "Back around '93—when I first came up with the Jazzmatazz concept—I was noticing how a lot of cats were digging in the crates and sampling jazz breaks to make hip hop records.
May 18, 1993 · Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 is the debut studio album by rapper Guru (who is also one-half of the famous Gang Starr duo). This album’s legacy lives on as one of the first ever showcases of incorporating...
Jun 5, 2018 · The journalist and historian smartly outlines the lineage of the album’s main thrust, from ’70s Grandmaster Flash DJ sets’ incorporation of Bob James to the Easy Mo Bee-produced 1992 Miles Davis...
May 18, 2024 · “Peace, yo, and welcome to Jazzmatazz, an experimental fusion of hip-hop and live jazz,” announces Guru in his trademark suave monotone at the outset of the MC’s 1993 solo album.
May 13, 2023 · So Jazzmatazz, the first solo album by Gang Starr’s Guru, is a logical extension of this musical symbiosis. Released 30 years ago, Jazzmatazz is the first successful example of fusing straight-ahead East Coast hip-hop with live jazz artists. Guru enlists a cast of jazz heavyweights to cut loose and show their love.
May 18, 1993 · Jazzmatazz Volume: 1, an Album by Guru. Released 18 May 1993 on Chrysalis (catalog no. 0946 3 21998 2 9; CD). Genres: Jazz Rap, East Coast Hip Hop. Rated #102 in the best albums of 1993, and #6017 of all time album..
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Jazzmatazz, Volume 1: An Experimental Fusion of Hip-Hop and Jazz, is the debut solo studio album by American hip hop recording artist Guru. It was released on May 18, 1993, by Chrysalis Records. [1] The recording sessions took place at D&D Studios, in New York.
