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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



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