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The follow-up to the heavily acclaimed Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1. This album might not have quite as much jazz-rap power as the first volume did, but it's still quite good. Some of the big guns of jazz found their way into the album, including Branford Marsalis (who, of course, had already experimented with urban beats a bit with his Buckshot Lefonque project), Freddie Hubbard, Ramsey Lewis, and Kenny Garrett. Underground rapper Kool Keith (at this point still a member of the Ultramagnetics) also makes an appearance. Dancehall reggae princess Patra is included on a track, as are Chaka Khan and Me'Shell N'Degeocello; Jamiroquai helps out in another. In some ways, the personnel on this album may be slightly superior to the first outing, but the music also seems a tiny bit blander. Still, what makes the Jazzmatazz albums special is the live synthesis of jazz and rap. With Guru's vocals over the top of live jazz performers (as opposed the usual samples), interplay is facilitated between the two, and thus a whole new dimension is added to the fusion. For someone interested in jazz-rap in general, the first album is a higher priority (as would be Us3's albums, with extensive Blue Note sampling), but this album is still high on the list.
© Adam Greenberg /TiVo
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Guru, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Author - Steve Gursky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Colin, Composer - Solsonics, Producer
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
A. Evans, Composer - Guru, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - CARLOS BESS, Composer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Baybe, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
N. Miller, Author - J. Rodriguez, Clarinet, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Guru, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Author - Joe Quinde, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sweet Sable, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nikke Nicole, Producer
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Eddie Sancho, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Guru, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer, Author - Derrick Harris, Composer - Tune Master, Producer - Ben Jones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Branford Marsalis, Saxophone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris E. Martin, ComposerLyricist - CHAKA KHAN, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Guru, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - DJ Premier, Producer - Yvette M. Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Mike Chukes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Jones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Guru, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - Steve Gursky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Colin, ComposerLyricist - Solsonics, Producer - Willie McNeil, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Kenneth Ifill, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru, Producer, MainArtist - KENNY GARRETT, Saxophone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Elam, Composer - Me'Shell N'Degeocello, Bass Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Chukes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Mark Sparks, Composer, Producer - Donald Byrd, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ini Kamoze, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Guru, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer, Author - Robert "Void" Caprio, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Derrick Harris, Author - DJ Red Handed, AssociatedPerformer, Turntablist - Ini Kimozie, Author - True Master, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Jason Kay, Composer, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Zender, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bob Marley, Composer - Guru, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - CARLOS BESS, Composer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Tosh, Composer - Wallace Collins, D J, Didgeridoo, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Darren Galea, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Turntablist - Ben Jones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Shara Nelson, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Connors, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - J.B., Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru, Producer, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer, Author - Jan Kincaid, Piano, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Guru, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Author - Steve Gursky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - S. Lee, Composer - Jeremy Colin, Composer - Solsonics, Producer - Willie McNeil, Composer
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Antonia Reed, Author - Guru, Producer, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - Ramsey Lewis, Piano, Moog Bass, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bahamadia, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Holt, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - DJ Scratch, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Turntablist
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Eddie Sancho, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Ferguson, Keyboards, Piano, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Elam, Composer, Author - CARLOS BESS, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DENNIS MITCHELL, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kieran Walsh, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Quinde, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Baybe, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Hayden, Composer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Morris, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru's Jazzmatazz, FeaturedArtist
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Patra, Author, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Guru, Producer, MainArtist - KENNY GARRETT, Keyboards, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - K. THORNTON, Author - Reuben Wilson, Organ, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kool Keith, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer - Big Shug, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Holt, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Leo Morris, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DJ Sean-ski, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Turntablist
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Donald Byrd, Composer, Trumpet, Music Production, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Guru, Producer, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - Leo Morris, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Guru, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Author - Steve Gursky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Colin, Composer - Solsonics, Producer
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Bernard Purdie, Drums, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - CARLOS BESS, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Holt, Guitar, Keyboards, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yoram Vazan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Eddie Sancho, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J.B., Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru, Producer, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DENNIS MITCHELL, Keyboards, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Courtney Pine, Flute, Saxophone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gus Da Vigilante, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deja Johnson, Author - DC Lee, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Guru, Producer, MainArtist - Freddie Hubbard, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Elam, Composer - Bill Dooley, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert "Void" Caprio, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Eddie Sancho, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru, Producer, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer, Author - Ronny Jordon, Composer - Shandra Johnson, Author - Bu, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ronny Jordan, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Album review
The follow-up to the heavily acclaimed Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1. This album might not have quite as much jazz-rap power as the first volume did, but it's still quite good. Some of the big guns of jazz found their way into the album, including Branford Marsalis (who, of course, had already experimented with urban beats a bit with his Buckshot Lefonque project), Freddie Hubbard, Ramsey Lewis, and Kenny Garrett. Underground rapper Kool Keith (at this point still a member of the Ultramagnetics) also makes an appearance. Dancehall reggae princess Patra is included on a track, as are Chaka Khan and Me'Shell N'Degeocello; Jamiroquai helps out in another. In some ways, the personnel on this album may be slightly superior to the first outing, but the music also seems a tiny bit blander. Still, what makes the Jazzmatazz albums special is the live synthesis of jazz and rap. With Guru's vocals over the top of live jazz performers (as opposed the usual samples), interplay is facilitated between the two, and thus a whole new dimension is added to the fusion. For someone interested in jazz-rap in general, the first album is a higher priority (as would be Us3's albums, with extensive Blue Note sampling), but this album is still high on the list.
© Adam Greenberg /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:08
- Main artists: Guru
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Chrysalis\EMI Records (USA)
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
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