Credit subject to status, UK residents only, Juno Media Limited acts as a broker and offers finance from PayPal credit. 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 variety of guest artists adds diversity and originality to each track, and gives the album a distinct jazz feel. 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 voice is so easy to listen to, and the music is pleasant and relaxing enough that it fits him well.

Released on 18th May, 1993 on Chrysalis Records, this album 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. 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. 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. As much as I liked Gang Starr, I was never quite sure about getting this one due to not being big on jazz music.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. Live backing is provided by a band that includes Lonnie Liston Smith, Branford Marsalis, Ronny Jordan, Donald Byrd and Roy Ayers. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. 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.

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Signature cocktails and spectacular food in a stunning setting, enjoy the finest Indian culinary traditions in truly opulent surroundings. Condition - This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). It opened a new whole world when I started to try to find who were the musicians, where the samples came from, etc.