Guru - Jazzmatazz vol. 1

NEW VINYL LP ON MUSIC ON VINYL 2022

180 GRAM VINYL.

Though it can reasonably be argued that rap grew almost directly out of funk and its particular beat, there are a lot of overlaps with jazz, particularly the bop and post-bop eras: the uninhibited expression, the depiction of urban life, just to name two. Jazz samples have also had a large role in hip-hop, but the idea of rapping over actual live jazz wasn't truly fully realized until Gang Starr MC Guru created and released the first in his Jazzmatazz series in 1993. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_%28rapper%29

Tracklist

Introduction     1:20     
Loungin'     4:38     
When You're Near     4:02     
Transit Ride     3:58     
No Time To Play     4:54     
Down The Backstreets     4:47     
Respectful Dedications     0:54     
Take A Look (At Yourself)     3:59     
Trust Me     4:27     
Slicker Than Most     2:36     
Le Bien, Le Mal     3:21     
Sights In The City     5:10