Английская Википедия:Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1
Шаблон:Infobox album Шаблон:Music ratings 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] Recording sessions took place at D&D Studios in New York. Production was handled by Guru himself, who also served as executive producer together with Duff Marlowe and Patrick Moxey.
The album combines a live jazz band performance with hip hop production and rapping. It features contributions from singers N'Dea Davenport, Carleen Anderson, Dee C Lee, French rapper MC Solaar, and musicians Simon Law, Branford Marsalis, Courtney Pine, Donald Byrd, Gary Barnacle, Lonnie Liston Smith, Ronny Jordan, Roy Ayers and Zachary Breaux.
Guru, quoted in the album's liner notes, talked about his natural affinity for both jazz and rap. "Jazz's mellow tracks, along with the hard rap beat, go hand-in-glove with my voice", he said.[2]
The album made it to number 94 on the Billboard 200 and number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. In spite of the lagging American sales, Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 was a commercial success in Europe, where jazz was much more popular in the 1990s. It peaked at No. 43 in Germany, No. 49 in Sweden, No. 58 in the UK, No. 67 in the Netherlands, and No. 139 in France. It also apeaked at No. 24 in New Zealand, Oceania. Its lead single "Trust Me" peaked at No. 34 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 105 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Its second single, "No Time to Play", peaked at No. 25 in the UK. SPIN ranked the album at number 20 on their 'The 20 Best Albums of 1993' list.[3]
Track listing
- Notes
- Шаблон:Sup signifies a co-producer.
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[2]
Musicians Шаблон:Div col
- Keith "GuRu" Elam – vocals, arrangement
- N'Dea Davenport – vocals (tracks: 3, 9)
- Diane "Dee C Lee" Sealy – vocals (track 5)
- Claude "MC Solaar" M'Barali – vocals (track 11)
- Carleen Anderson – vocals (track 12)
- Cary "Big Shug" Guy – additional vocals (track 5)
- The Cutthroats – additional vocals (track 10)
- Black Jack – additional vocals (track 11)
- Mickey "Mus Mus" Mosman – additional vocals (track 11)
- Donald Byrd – trumpet and piano (track 2)
- Simon "The Funky Ginger" Law – keyboards (tracks: 3, 12)
- Branford Marsalis – alto and soprano saxophone (track 4)
- Zachary Breaux – guitar (track 4)
- DJ Jazzy Nice – scratches (track 4)
- Robert "Ronny Jordan" Simpson – guitar (track 5)
- Lonnie Liston Smith – acoustic and electric piano (track 6)
- James "Lil' Dap" Heath – live drums (track 6)
- Roy Ayers – vibraslap and vibraphone (track 8)
- Gary Barnacle – flute and saxophone (track 10)
- Christophe "Jimmy Jay" Viguier – scratches (track 11)
- Courtney Pine – flute, alto and soprano saxophone (track 12)
Production Шаблон:Div col
- Guru – producer, mixing, executive producer, concept development
- Donald Byrd – co-producer (track 2)
- N'Dea Davenport – co-producer (tracks: 3, 9)
- Branford Marsalis – co-producer (track 4)
- Ronny Jordan – co-producer (track 5)
- Lonnie Liston Smith – co-producer (track 6)
- Roy Ayers – co-producer (track 8)
- DJ Jimmy Jay – co-producer (track 11)
- MC Solaar – co-producer (track 11)
- Courtney Pine – co-producer (track 12)
- Carleen Anderson – co-producer (track 12)
- Philippe "Zdar" Cerboneschi – engineering
- James B. Mansfield – engineering
- Craig Marcus – engineering
- Kieran Walsh – engineering
- Jason Bell – engineering
- Joe Quinde – engineering
- Luke Allen – engineering assistant
- Doug Boehm – engineering assistant
- David Carpenter – engineering assistant
- Tracii D. Sherman – engineering assistant
- Tony Dawsey – mastering
- Patrick Moxey – executive producer, concept development
- Duff Marlowe – executive producer
Design
- Henry Marquez – art direction
- Diane Cuddy – design
- Michael Benabib – photography
- Marc Villalonga – photography
- Ray Burmiston – photography
- Bill Adler – liner notes
Charts
Weekly charts
Шаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chart| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 62 |
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Year-end charts
| Chart (1993) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 78 |
References
External links
- ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite Ryan
- ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокBillboard 1993 Dec 25не указан текст
