Another BBC 6 Music Block Party. Continuing on from my recent Gang Starr tribute, we now celebrate 30 years since the release of Guru’s classic debut solo album ‘Jazzmatazz Vol.1’.

This 27-min mix explores the symbiotic relationship between hip hop and jazz, old and new, taking in J Dilla, Madlib, Nujabes, Native Tongues, Digable Planets, Kassa Overall, Raw Poetic, Ty, Young Disciples, Loyle Carner, The Mouse Outfit, Robert Glasper, The Roots and Kendrick Lamar, as well as Guru’s compadres, DJ Premier & Branford Marsalis, plus a bunch more cool cats across 50+ tracks in the mix.

Originally broadcast on BBC 6 Music, Saturday 20th May 2023.

It was also named ‘Pick of the Week’ on BBC Radio 4 c/o Edward Adoo (28/5/23).

Mix curated & produced by BobaFatt.
Hosted by Huey Morgan
The Huey Show is produced by Tom Whalley
With thanks to Jamie Groovement, Edward Adoo & Jamz Supernova.

Tracklist:

Guru - Jazzmatazz Introduction
Guru ft. N’Dea Davenport - Trust Me 
Guru ft. Ronnie Jordan & DC Lee - No Time To Play
Guru ft. Donald Byrd - Loungin’
Guru ft MC Solaar - Le Bien, Le Mal
Gang Starr - Jazz Thing
J Dilla - Think Twice
Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
Young MC - I Come Off (Southern Comfort mix)
J Live - Them That’s Not
Robert Glasper Experience ft. Mos Def aka Yasiin Bey - Black Radio
Raw Poetic ft. Archie Shepp - Mile In My Head
Beastie Boys - Flute Loop
Showbiz & AG - Party Groove
Stetsasonic - Talking’ All That Jazz
Ronny Jordan - So What
MC Mell’O’ - Open Up Your Mind
UMCs - One To Grow On
Soho - Hot Music
oriJanus ft. Tek.Lun & Zikomo - Hot Remix
Buckshot LeFonque - Some S*** @ 78 BPM (The Scratch Opera)
Dream Warriors - My Definition (The Next Definition)
The Mouse Outfit ft. Sparkz - Shak Out
Madvillain - All Caps
Madlib - Please Set Me At Ease
Kendrick Lamar - Crown
Kassa Overall - Ready To Ball
Georgia Anne Muldrow - Flowers
Dudley Perkins - Flowers
Bishop Nehru - Rooftops
Young Disciples ft. Outlaw Posse - Step Right On
De La Soul ft. Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley & Pee Wee Ellis - I Am I Be
A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We’ve Got)
A Tribe Called Quest - If The Papes Come
Jazzanova - L.O.V.E. And You & I
MC Trouble & Large Professor - Big Ol’ Jazz
Ty - Break The Lock
Ezra Collective ft. Loyle Carner - What Am I To Do
Nujabes - Counting Stars
The Roots - Next Movement
Bill Lee ft. Branford Marsalis & Samuel L Jackson - We Love Roll Call
Jazz Not Jazz - Move Y’all
Guru ft. Chaka Khan & Branford Marsalis - Watch What You Say

Also featuring elements of:
Herbie Hancock - Rockit
Black Sheep - Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
Kendrick Lamar ft. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat - These Walls
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
Eric B & Rakim - Don’t Sweat The Technique
Double XX Posse - Not Gonna Be Able To Do It
Diamond D - Sally Got A One Track Mind
A Tribe Called Quest - Buggin’ Out
Black Sheep - Off The Wall
Youngblood Brass Band - Avalanche
Skyzoo ft. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Bed-Stuy is Burning

Samples inc:
How Jazz & Hip Hop Harmonize / Sound Field PBS Documentary
So Wassup? Episode 45 (Buckshot LeFonque)
Madlib Interview / Furious Styles
Robert Glasper interview / Jazz Night In America
How Nujabes Influenced Hip Hop / Genius
The Fast Show

Jazzmatazz: Jazz Hop Block Party | BBC 6 Music

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