Label: Virgin

Reissued 2018, Originally released 1993

Triple vinyl LP pressing. Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 is the debut solo studio album from Guru, one half of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr. Released on 18th May, 1993 on Chrysalis Records, this album is one of the first albums to combine a live jazz band with hip hop production and rapping. Live backing is provided by a band that includes Lonnie Liston Smith, Branford Marsalis, Ronny Jordan, Donald Byrd and Roy Ayers. In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of this classic album, this deluxe edition which includes the original album, the instrumentals and a third bonus LP of rare remixes and a 12 page booklet that features rare images from the original Jazzmatazz photo shoot.

Track listing:

1. Introduction - Guru
   
2. Loungin' - Guru, Donald Byrd
   
3. When You're Near - Guru, N'dea Davenport
4. Transit Ride - Guru, Branford Marsalis
   
5. No Time to Play - Guru, Ronny Jordan, DC Lee
   
6. Down the Backstreets - Guru, Lonnie Liston Smith
   
7. Respectful Dedications - Guru
   
8. Take a Look (At Yourself) - Guru, Roy Ayers
   
9. Trust Me - Guru, N'dea Davenport
   
10. Slicker Than Most - Guru, Gary Barnacle
    
11. Le Bien, Le Mal - Guru, MC Solaar
    
12. Sights in the City - Guru, Carleen Anderson, Courtney Pine
    
13. Loungin' - Guru
    
14. When You're Near - Guru, Simon Law
    
15. Transit Ride - Guru, Zachary Breaux
    
16. No Time to Play - Guru, Ronny Jordan
    
17. Down the Backstreets - Guru, Lonnie Liston Smith
    
18. Take a Look (At Yourself) - Guru, Roy Ayers
    
19. Trust Me - Guru
    
20. Slicker Than Most - Guru
    
21. Le Bien, Le Mal - Guru
    
22. Sights in the City - Guru
    
23. Loungin' - Guru, Donald Byrd
    
24. Loungin' - Guru, Donald Byrd
    
25. Loungin' - Guru, Donald Byrd
    
26. No Time to Play - Guru, Ronny Jordan, Dee C. Lee
    
27. Trust Me - Guru, N'dea Davenport
    
28. Season for Change - Ronny Jordan, Guru
    
29. Season for Change - DJ Krush, Ronny Jordan, Guru