Guru – Guru’s Jazzmatazz, Vol.1 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

In 1993, Gang Starr MC Guru merged the worlds of hip-hop and jazz to create his game-changing album Jazzmatazz Volume 1. The two genres had met in the past, but Guru’s collaborative album was unique from any other before it. Rather than sampling jazz tracks to rap over, or even enlisting session musicians, he assembled a super group, in every sense of the word, to work with. This included Donald Byrd, Roy Ayers, Lonnie Liston Smith, Branford Marsalis, N’Dea Davenport, and MC Solaar amongst others.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Guru’s 12-track opus, Urban Legends label is releasing a new triple vinyl box set. Housed in a custom slip case, it features the original Jazzmatazz Volume 1 album, an instrumentals version, a third LP with rare remixes plus b-sides, and a 12×12″ booklet of photos by Theirry LeGoues.

3LP / Universal

Cat. No. B002804801