In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop, this is reissued on limited edition 2LP translucent cobalt vinyl. The package also comes with a 12 page booklet that features rare images from the original Jazzmatazz photo shoot. The variety of guest artists adds diversity and originality to each track, and gives the album a distinct jazz feel. originally released in 1993, is one of the first albums to combine a live jazz band with hip hop production and rapping.

It opened a new whole world when I started to try to find who were the musicians, where the samples came from, etc. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. 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. As much as I liked Gang Starr, I was never quite sure about getting this one due to not being big on jazz music.This album is one of the first albums to combine a live jazz band with hip hop production and rapping. Guru's voice is so easy to listen to, and the music is pleasant and relaxing enough that it fits him well.

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 certified classic album Jazzmatazz embodies the marriage of hip-hop and jazz, originally released in 1993. 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. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.