| Subject: Re: JAZZY JEFF 'S AMAZING MIX /cash money |
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tim
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Date Posted: 15:51:16 02/23/02 Sat
In reply to:
bruce banner
's message, "Re: JAZZY JEFF 'S AMAZING MIX FROM LONG AGO" on 06:43:15 02/23/02 Sat
yeah im updating the website with a bit more info abt jeffs album in the coming weeks...
yeah i have cash moneys ol skool need to learn ol...you know theres this tape around of a jazzy jeff/cash money show..i think they did it around 97..its suppoised to be classic..have u heard anything abt this?
>
>Thatīs right, rock the house, it was "Ultimate Trax
>2", thanks for setting my mind straight on the title.
>No doubt Jeff took the title for best mix, but Whiz
>Kid (RIP) was no slouch eiher. I have Volume 1 as
>well, but I canīt remember both competitors, just DJ
>Cheese (from Word of Mouth). Maybe Jazzy Jay? My
>mindīs a blank.
>
>And yeah, Tim, actually I found this site because I
>was looking for any new information on Jeffīs BBE
>record coming out, a record I (along with quite a few
>heads I imagine) have been fiending to hear for quite
>some time.
>
>In the case of "The Vibe Iīm On", yeah, I have it, and
>it goes without saying itīs amazing. What really gets
>your mouth watering is that the CD cover lists all
>these other upcoming Jeff mixes, still unreleased,
>unfortunately, and hopefully not scrapped.
>
>Incidently, ever heard Cash Moneyīs Old School
>mixtapes volume 1 and 2? Also amazing.
>
>Bruce Banner
>
>
>
>
> >soundz great ill have 2 try and track that
>down..thanx
>>4 dropping by and imparting a bit of knowledge from
>>back in the day...you know a couple of years ago jeff
>>worked on a solo album that was supposed to come out
>>on columbia records..and 1 side of that was like an ol
>>skool dj thing and the other side was with different
>>artists..i think you would have loved
>>that..unfortunately jeff scrapped that album..and hes
>>got this new album comin out on BBE in may...have you
>>got any of his mixtapes? the vibe im on which came out
>>in 98 is another example of the skills you relay in
>>this post..jeff was one fo the greatest DJ's but he
>>never really got the props he deserved did he?
>>peace
>>tim
>>
>>
>>>Back in 1986 or '87, Jeff was selected to participate
>>>in a project on the UK label Champion records. The
>>>name escapes me (and my crates are in storage) but I
>>>know that this was the second volume of a compilation
>>>of hip hop songs and early house singles. They were
>>>released as two record sets - the first record
>>>containing the tunes, the second a blend of selected
>>>tracks mixed by two participating DJ's. In this
>case,
>>>WHIZ KID on one side, JAZZY JEFF on the other.
>>>
>>>Brothers and sisters, let me tell you. This was a
>>>mix, and the best evidence of Jazzy Jeff's genius at
>>>the time. No one made blends so seamless or cuts so
>>>clean back then. Here's the tracklisting (as I
>>>remember):
>>>
>>>FREEDOM - Grandmaster Flash
>>>MAGNIFICENT JAZZY JEFF - Jazzy Jeff (Jeff's own
>>>special mix)
>>>IT'S MY BEAT - Sweet Tee & Jazzy Joyce
>>>MY MIKE SOUNDS NICE - Salt n Peppa
>>>TRIPLE M BASS - Worse 'Em
>>>(intermixed with the James Brown intro from FEELIN
>>>JAMES by Steinski)
>>>GOTTA BE TOUGH - MC Shy D
>>>(Intermixed with MUSIQUE NON STOP by Kraftwerk and
>>>Whistle's JUST BUGGIN)
>>>
>>>
>>>Jeff kills it from the word go - cutting up Melle
>>>Mel's classic "What's Your Name" call and response
>>>from "Freedom", while scratching in "Jazzy Jeff" to
>>>replace the crowd responses. A studio edit pounds in
>>>the final "Jeff" and we're into an amazing overloaded
>>>version of "Magnificent", serving up the bird chirps,
>>>record burbs and tranceformer routines. Then the mix
>>>changes gears entirely with a quick jolt into the
>>>slow, funky-drummer groove of "It's My Beat". Jeff
>>>works the ones and two's repeating the loops before
>>>playing and doubling timing the track. A seamless
>>>blend into "My Mike Sounds Nice" and we're back to
>>>doubles, scratching the track's mid-pause section
>back
>>>and forth before letting the record ride on.
>Suddenly
>>>"Triple M" pounds in with Jeff absolutely killing the
>>>LL Cool J "Hard as Hell scratch and doubling up again
>>>before he perfectly blends the "Feelin James" intro -
>>>"Ladies and Gentlemen the star of the show, the
>>>hardest working man in show business - Ladies and
>>>Gentlemen, Jazzy Jeff!" Then, after building to such
>a
>>>place, Jeff again changes the mix entirely and goes
>>>Miami-style on us, cutting quickly over "Gotta be
>>>Tough"'s Earth Wind and Fire-laden track, stabbing in
>>>snatches of "Musique Non Stop" before finishing the
>>>whole mix by cutting all hell out of "Just Buggin's"
>>>breakdown...
>>>
>>>Like I say, a supreme example of how far ahead of the
>>>pack Jeff was. Most DJ's today still can't create a
>>>mix like this. They might scratch really well, or
>>>blend or double up, or even build momentum in a mix,
>>>but very few could do what Jeff could. Namely,
>>>everything.
>>>
>>>Bruce Banner
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