Mark Stryker Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Question: What are generally recognized as the first attempts at fusing jazz and hip hop/rap? Not looking to start a long discussion on the topic but am interested in dating the attempts to bring the genres together and I'm frankly not exactly sure where ground zero actually is.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Sorry for rushed response...but part of the story: Steve Williamson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stryker Posted June 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Alexander Hawkins said: Sorry for rushed response...but part of the story: Steve Williamson Thanks for getting the ball rolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 (edited) That Williamson album was a favourite when it first came out. Strong player who has been sadly underrecorded and from the other angle   Edited June 2, 2017 by mjazzg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david weiss Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 I'm no expert but at the time, I recall Red, Hot + Cool "Stolen Moments" and Guru "Jazzmatazz" making a lot of noise in this area...at the forefront of it all as it were... Also Greg Osby... One mustn't forget the infamous youmustbe's contribution to this genre which was more from the jazz side but you have to give him credit for a being a bit ahead of the curve in this genre.... Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 Yes, I thought Osby too but was then surprised to see that 3-D Lifestyles was 1993. Surprisingly later than I remembered. Listening to it now for probably the first time in at least a decade. I can hear why I enjoyed when it came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, mjazzg said: Yes, I thought Osby too but was then surprised to see that 3-D Lifestyles was 1993. Surprisingly later than I remembered. Listening to it now for probably the first time in at least a decade. I can hear why I enjoyed when it came out. His 'Man Talk For Moderns' on Blue Note came immediately to mind when I saw this thread. From a bit earlier - 1991ish I think. Edited June 3, 2017 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 Love those Max clips. Thanks for posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stryker Posted June 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 Thanks for the overview guys. Appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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