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Gang Starr
Jazz Thing
With the original UK 7" of this release now as rare as hen's
teeth, and with the group having recently reformed for one last
album together, the Mr Bongo replica re-release of this 1990
masterpiece by Gang Starr couldn't be more timely. While both versions presented here have common elements, the 'Movie
Mix' - so-named for the song's appearance on the soundtrack to Spike Lee's mythic jazz biopic 'Mo' Better Blues' - goes
in a few different directions to the 'Video Mix'. Rather than just drop in an instrumental for the B-side, DJ Premier
instead shows his versatility by switching up the base track (Kool & The Gang's 1971 'Dujii') and layering in other
samples. In more ways than one, his virtuosity here echoes the improvisation of a jazz musician, akin to Denzel
Washington's Bleak in the movie.
Price
€ 18.95
Genre
Format
7inch - 1 disk
Release
27-03-2020
Label
Item-nr
492016
EAN
7119691263670
Availability
Exp. 27-03-2020