Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1
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Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 peaked at #24 and #91 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums and the Billboard 200 albums charts. The single "Trust Me" peaked at #50 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks chart. 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.
Track listing
- "Introduction" - 1:20
- "Loungin'" (with Donald Byrd on trumpet and piano) - 4:38
- "When You're Near" (with N'Dea Davenport on vocals and Simon Law on keyboards) - 4:02
- "Transit Ride" (with Branford Marsalis on alto and soprano saxophone and Zachary Breaux on guitar) - 3:58
- "No Time to Play" (with Ronny Jordan on guitar and D. C. Lee on vocals) - 4:54
- "Down to the Backstreets" (with Lonnie Liston Smith on acoustic and electric piano) - 4:47
- "Respectful Dedications" - :54
- "Take a Look (At Yourself)" (with Roy Ayers on vibraphone) - 3:59
- "Trust Me" (with N'Dea Davenport on vocals) - 4:27
- "Slicker Than Most" (with Gary Barnacle on saxophone and flute) - 2:36
- "Le Bien, Le Mal" (with MC Solaar) - 3:21
- "Sights in the City" (with Courtney Pine on alto and soprano sax and flute, Carleen Anderson on vocals and Simon Law on keyboards) - 5:10
Personnel
- Roy Ayers - Vibraslap, Vibraphone
- Courtney Pine - Flute, Saxophone, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
- Lonnie Liston Smith - Piano, Keyboards, Piano (Electric)
- Ronny Jordan - Guitar
- Jimmy Bell - Engineer
- Guru - Arranger, Vocals, Producer, Mixing
- MC Solaar - Vocals
- Carleen Anderson - Vocals
- Gary Barnacle - Flute, Saxophone
- Zachary Breaux - Guitar
- Donald Byrd - Piano, Trumpet
- Zdar Cerbonschi - Engineer
- N'Dea Davenport - Vocals
- Keith Elam - Executive Producer, Concept Development
- Simon "The Funky Ginger" Law - Keyboards
- D.C. Lee - Vocals
- James B. Mansfield - Engineer
- Branford Marsalis - Saxophone
- Joe Quinde - Engineer
- Kieran Walsh - Engineer
- Ray Burmiston - Photography
- James Bell - Engineer
- Henry Marquez - Art Direction
- Doug Boehm - Assistant Engineer
- Craig Marcus - Engineer
- Michael Benabib - Photography
- David Carpenter - Assistant Engineer
- Diane Cuddy - Design
- Bill Adler - Liner Notes
- Luke Allen - Assistant Engineer
- Marc Villalonga - Photography
External links
- a detailed review (http://www.seditionists.org/HFh/reviews/050.nj38.html)