Combining the best of both worlds brought newfound accessibility for both genres with Guru explaining that "Jazz's mellow tracks, along with the hard rap beat, go hand-in-glove with my voice." Jazzmatazz proved to be both highly influential and a huge commercial success and the album's strong reception led to a series of releases that also includes Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality (1993), Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul (2000) and Jazzmatazz, Vol. 4 - The Hip-Hop Jazz Messenger: Back to the Future (2007).
180g vinyl LP housed in a deluxe sleeve printed on heavy cardboard with linen laminate finish. Music on Vinyl label pressing.
Tracks:
1. Introduction
2. Loungin’ (feat. Donald Byrd)
3. When You’re Near (feat. N’Dea Davenport)
4. Transit Ride (feat. Branford Marsalis)
5. No Time To Play (feat. Ronny Jordan and Dee C. Lee)
6. Down The Backstreets (feat. Lonnie Liston Smith)
7. Respectful Dedications
8. Take A Look (At Yourself) (feat. Roy Ayers)
9. Trust Me (feat. N’Dea Davenport)
10. Slicker Than Most (feat. Gary Barnacle)
11. Le Bien, Le Mal (feat. MC Solaar)
12. Sights In The City (feat. Carleen Anderson and Courtney Pine)