Guru – Jazzmatazz [Vinyl]

Guru steps away from DJ Premier’s signature boom-bap sound to lend his velvet voice and his nonchalant flow to a legendary jazzmen’s band made of Lonnie Liston Smith, Branford Marsalis, Ronny Jordan, Donald Byrd and Roy Ayers.
Less iconic than Gang Starr’s classic albums, this first solo cements Guru as an essential figure of alternative rap, without a doubt the best opus of the Jazzmatazz series and Jazz Rap’s reference album.

Tracklist

1. Introduction
2. Loungin’ (Ft. Donald Byrd)
3. When You’re Near (Ft. N’Dea Davenport & Simon Law)
4. Transit Ride (Ft. Branford Marsalis & Zachary Breaux)
5. No Time to Play (Ft. Ronny Jordan & Big Shug)
6. Down the Backstreets (Ft. Lonnie Liston Smith)
7. Respectful Dedications
8. Take a Look (At Yourself) (Ft. Roy Ayers)
9. Trust Me (Ft. N’Dea Davenport)
10. Slicker Than Most (Ft. Gary Barnacle)
11. Le Bien, Le Mal (Ft. MC Solaar)
12. Sights in the City (Ft. Courtney Pine, Carleen Anderson & Simon Law)

You can listen to the album on the Golden Age playlist, exclusively on Hip-Hop 4 Life.