Jazzmatazz Volume 1

Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 is the debut studio album by rapper Guru (who is also one-half of the famous Gang Starr duo). This album’s legacy lives on as one of the first ever showcases of incorporating live jazz into a hip-hop album’s production. The live band consists of members Donald Byrd, Roy Ayers, Lonnie Liston Smith, Branford Marsalis, and Ronny Jordan. The album also has notable features from N'Dea Davenport, D. C. Lee, and MC Solaar, as well as additional vocals from Carleen Anderson.

Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 peaked at #91 on the Billboard 200 album charts and was released on May 18, 1993, on Chrysalis Records.