Jazzmatazz Volume 1. An Experimental Fusion of Hip-Hop and Jazz, Hosted by GURU, F1-21998, Chrysalis, May 18, 1993 / 2023 — 30
Feat. Carleen Anderson, Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd, N’Dea Davenport, Ronny Jordan, Branford Marsalis, Courtney Pine, Lonnie Liston Smith, MC Solaar, Gary Barnacle, Zachary Breaux, Dee C. Lee, Simon Law. Art Direction: Henry Marquez. Design: Diane Cuddy
It was a rather musical weekend, as not only did I see Too Much Joy on Sunday, but also spent Friday night catching Texas Swing masters The Mavericks as well. But Sunday, however, gave me an opportunity to indulge in simple meandering in the East Village before the TMJ show, which meant I stumbled across a Dia de Muertos festival with some lovely Latin jazz being performed; visited Limited To One (which I love though I never find anything there) and A1 Records, where I found a test pressing of “No Time To Play” by Guru for $5 and bought Miraj’s “In The Pocket” right off the turntable; and just generally hung out. It could be argued (easily) that I subscribe to the work ethos of “No Time To Play” a little too much, so agenda-less wandering for an hour or two was good for the soul.
Jazzmatazz Volume 1. An Experimental Fusion of Hip-Hop and Jazz, Hosted by GURU, (advertising), Chrysalis, 1993. Feat. Carleen Anderson, Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd, N'Dea Davenport, Ronny Jordan, Branford Marsalis, Courtney Pine, Lonnie Liston Smith, MC Solaar, Gary Barnacle, Zachary Breaux, Dee C. Lee, Simon Law