Jazzmatazz, Volume II (The New Reality) is the second solo studio album by American hip hop musicianGuru. It was released on July 18, 1995, through Chrysalis Records as the second installment of the rapper's Jazzmatazz album series.
Recording sessions took place at D&D Studios and at Firehouse Studio in New York, with additional recording at Platinum Island Studios, Unique Studios and The Hit Factory in New York, at Matrix Studios and EMI Studios in London, and at Echo Studios and Brooklyn Sound in Los Angeles. Production was handled by Guru himself, along with the Solsonics, Carlos Bess, DJ Premier, Mark Sparks, Nikke Nicole and True Master.
^"Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2 (The New Reality) - Guru | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
^Cuda, Heidi Siegmund (September 16, 1995). "Album Reviews : In Brief : * Guru, "Jazzmatazz, Volume 2: The New Reality," Chrysalis/ EMI". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
^Ashon, Will (July 1995). (PDF). Muzik. No. 2. p. 68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022.
^Hunter, James (September 1995). "Spins Records". SPIN. Vol. 11, no. 6. SPIN Media LLC. p. 112. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved March 25, 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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External linksEdit
Jazzmatazz Volume II (The New Reality) at Discogs (list of releases)
October 23, 2023
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Jazzmatazz Volume II The New Reality is the second solo studio album by American hip hop musician Guru It was released on July 18 1995 through Chrysalis Records as the second installment of the rapper s Jazzmatazz album series Jazzmatazz Volume II The New RealityStudio album by GuruReleasedJuly 18 1995 1995 07 18 Recorded1994 95StudioMain sessions D amp D Studios New York NY Firehouse Studio New York NY Additional sessions Platinum Island Studios New York NY Matrix Studios London UK Echo Studios Los Angeles CA Unique Studios New York NY EMI Studios London UK The Hit Factory New York NY Brooklyn Sound Los Angeles CA GenreJazz rapR amp BLength1 13 53LabelChrysalisProducerNeale Easterby exec Patrick Moxey exec Guru also exec Carlos BessDJ PremierMark SparksNikke NicoleSolsonicsTrue MasterDonald Byrd add Ronny Jordan co Guru chronologyJazzmatazz Vol 1 1993 Jazzmatazz Volume II The New Reality 1995 Jazzmatazz Vol 3 Streetsoul 2000 Singles from Jazzmatazz Volume II The New Reality Watch What You Say Released 1995 Feel The Music Released 1995 Lifesaver Released 1996Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 5 Los Angeles Times 2 Muzik 3 The New Rolling Stone Album Guide 6 Spin7 10 4 Recording sessions took place at D amp D Studios and at Firehouse Studio in New York with additional recording at Platinum Island Studios Unique Studios and The Hit Factory in New York at Matrix Studios and EMI Studios in London and at Echo Studios and Brooklyn Sound in Los Angeles Production was handled by Guru himself along with the Solsonics Carlos Bess DJ Premier Mark Sparks Nikke Nicole and True Master It features a large number of contributors including Big Shug Branford Marsalis Courtney Pine Dee C Lee Donald Byrd and Ronny Jordan who previously appeared on the first Jazzmatazz album as well as Bahamadia drummer Bernard Purdie Chaka Khan Freddie Hubbard Ini Kamoze Jamiroquai Kenny Garrett Kool Keith Lucien Revolucien Meshell Ndegeocello Mica Paris Ramsey Lewis Reuben Wilson and Shara Nelson among others In the United States the album peaked at number 71 on the Billboard 200 and number 16 on the Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums The album also peaked at No 8 on the Swiss Hitparade at No 12 on the UK Albums Chart also No 2 on the UK R amp B Albums Chart at No 19 on the Sverigetopplistan at No 24 on the Offizielle Top 100 at No 25 on the Official New Zealand Albums Chart at No 28 on the O3 Austria Top 40 at No 30 on the Dutch Album Top 100 and at No 39 on the ARIA Charts Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charts 4 References 5 External linksTrack listing EditNo TitleLyricsMusicProducer s Length1 Intro Light It Up Jazzalude I New Reality Style Keith ElamJez ColinThe SolsonicsGuru co 1 442 Lifesaver featuring Baybe and Lucien ElamA EvansKeith ElamCarlos BessGuru co Carlos Bess co 4 133 Living in This World featuring Sweet Sable ElamNicole Miller Nikke NicoleGuru co 4 294 Looking Through Darkness featuring Mica Paris ElamElamDerek HarrisTrue MasterGuru co 4 485 Skit A Interview Watch What You Say featuring Chaka Khan ElamYvette Marie StevensDamian HollandElamBranford MarsalisChris MartinDJ PremierGuru co 4 386 Jazzalude II Defining Purpose ElamColinWillie McNeilThe SolsonicsGuru co 1 027 For You featuring Me Shell NdegeOcello ElamElamGuru4 108 Insert A Mental Relaxation Medicine featuring Ini Kamoze and True Master ElamCecil CampbellDerek Harris Mark SparksGuru co 4 199 Lost Souls featuring Jay Kay ElamJason Luis CheethamElamJamiroquaiBessCarlos BessGuru co 4 1210 Insert B The Real Deal Nobody Knows featuring Shara Nelson ElamElamNorman ConnorsGuru3 5811 Jazzalude III Hip Hop As a Way of Life ElamColinMcNeilShawn LeeThe SolsonicsGuru co 1 1712 Respect the Architect featuring Bahamadia ElamAntonia ReedElamGuru4 5113 Feel the Music featuring Baybe ElamElamRay HaydenGuru3 5714 Young Ladies featuring Kool Keith Big Shug and Patra ElamKeith ThorntonCary GuyPatraElamGuru4 1215 The Traveler ElamDonald ByrdElamDonald ByrdGuruDonald Byrd add 4 0116 Jazzalude IV Maintaining Focus ElamColinThe SolsonicsGuru co 1 1817 Count Your Blessings ElamElamGuru4 0318 Choice of Weapons featuring Gus Da Vigilante and Dee C Lee ElamDeron Johnson Guru4 2419 Something in the Past ElamElamGuru3 1920 Skit B Alot on My Mind Revelation featuring Bu ElamSteven JohnsonElamRonny JordanGuruRonny Jordan co 4 35Total length 1 13 53Personnel EditKeith GuRu Elam vocals arrangement producer tracks 7 10 12 15 17 20 co producer tracks 1 6 8 9 11 16 mixing executive producerVocalists Kevin Williams additional vocals tracks 1 6 11 16 A Baybe Evans vocals tracks 2 13 Lucien Papalu M Baidem vocals track 2 Ceybil Sweet Sable Jefferies vocals track 3 Michelle Mica Paris Wallen vocals track 4 Yvette Chaka Khan Stevens vocals track 5 Me Shell NdegeOcello vocals track 7 Cecil Ini Kamoze Campbell vocals track 8 Derek True Master Harris vocals track 8 Jason Jay Kay Cheetham vocals track 9 Shara Nelson vocals track 10 Antonia Bahamadia Reed vocals track 12 Cary Big Shug Guy vocals track 14 Keith Kool Keith Thornton vocals track 14 Patra vocals track 14 Deron Gus Da Vigilante Johnson vocals track 18 Diane Dee C Lee Sealy vocals track 18 Andre Panchi Da Wild Comanchi Davis additional vocals track 18 Steven Bu Hannibal Stax Johnson vocals track 20 Musicians Marc Antoine guitar tracks 1 6 11 16 Mike Bolto Rhodes electric piano tracks 1 6 11 16 Jez Colin bass tracks 1 6 11 16 Willie McNeil drums tracks 1 6 11 16 Shawn Lee drums tracks 1 6 11 16 Derrick Davis alto saxophone amp flute tracks 1 6 11 16 Jay Rodriguez clarinet amp flute track 3 Branford Marsalis saxophone track 5 Meshell Ndegeocello bass track 7 Kenny Garrett saxophone track 7 Rhodes electric piano track 14 Donald Byrd trumpet tracks 8 15 Juan DJ Redhanded Cordova scratches track 8 Stuart Zender bass track 9 Wallace Collins didgeridoo track 9 Darren DJ D Zire Galea scratches track 9 Jan Kincaid piano track 10 Ramsey Lewis Moog synthesizer amp piano track 12 Brian Holt bass tracks 12 14 guitar amp keyboards track 17 George DJ Scratch Spivey scratches track 12 Paul Sequence Ferguson piano amp keyboards track 13 Reuben Wilson organ track 14 Sean DJ Sean Ski Harris scratches track 14 Bernard Purdie drums track 17 Dennis Mitchell keyboards track 18 Courtney Pine saxophone amp flute track 18 Freddie Hubbard trumpet track 19 Robert Ronny Jordan Simpson guitar track 20 Production The Solsonics producers tracks 1 6 11 16 Nikke Nicole Miller producer track 3 True Master producer track 4 Chris DJ Premier Martin producer track 5 Mark Sparks producer track 8 Carlos Bess producer track 9 co producer track 2 Donald Byrd additional producer track 15 Ronny Jordan co producer track 20 Neale Easterby executive producer Patrick Moxey executive producer Technicals Steve Gursky engineering tracks 1 6 11 16 Carlos Bess engineering tracks 2 13 17 mixing track 9 Joe Quinde engineering tracks 3 12 Ben Jones engineering tracks 4 5 9 Eddie Sancho engineering tracks 4 7 13 18 20 mixing track 10 Michael Chukes engineering tracks 5 7 Ken Duro Ifill engineering track 7 Robert Caprio engineering tracks 8 19 Jason Ball engineering tracks 10 18 Leo Swift Morris engineering tracks 14 15 Yoram Vazan engineering track 17 William Bill Dog Dooley engineering track 19 Kieran Walsh engineering Tony Dawsey mastering Jose Choco Reynoso creative input track 2 Gordon Franklin creative input track 15 Panchi Da Wild Comanchi creative input track 18 Mike Rone creative input track 20 Thierry Le Goues photography Henry Marquez art direction Duff Marlowe A amp RCharts EditChart 1995 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 7 39Austrian Albums O3 Austria 8 28Dutch Albums Album Top 100 9 30German Albums Offizielle Top 100 10 24New Zealand Albums RMNZ 11 25Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 12 19Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 13 8UK Albums OCC 14 12UK R amp B Albums OCC 15 2US Billboard 200 16 71US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 17 16References Edit Jazzmatazz Vol 2 The New Reality Guru Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved March 25 2021 Cuda Heidi Siegmund September 16 1995 Album Reviews In Brief Guru Jazzmatazz Volume 2 The New Reality Chrysalis EMI Los Angeles Times Retrieved March 25 2021 Ashon Will July 1995 Guru Jazzmatazz Volume Two The New Reality Chrysalis PDF Muzik No 2 p 68 Archived from the original PDF on 2 April 2022 Hunter James September 1995 Spins Records SPIN Vol 11 no 6 SPIN Media LLC p 112 ISSN 0886 3032 Retrieved March 25 2021 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a CS1 maint date and year link Larkin Colin 2006 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Vol 4 Muze p 600 ISBN 978 0 19 531373 4 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint date and year link Brackett Nathan Hoard Christian David 2004 The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Simon and Schuster p 322 ISBN 978 0 7432 0169 8 Australiancharts com Guru Jazzmatazz Vol II The New Reality Hung Medien Retrieved March 25 2021 Austriancharts at Guru Jazzmatazz Vol II The New Reality in German Hung Medien Retrieved March 25 2021 Dutchcharts nl Guru Jazzmatazz Vol II The New Reality in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved March 25 2021 Offiziellecharts de Guru Jazzmatazz Vol II The New Reality in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved March 25 2021 Charts nz Guru Jazzmatazz Vol II The New Reality Hung Medien Retrieved March 25 2021 Swedishcharts com Guru Jazzmatazz Vol II The New Reality Hung Medien Retrieved March 25 2021 Swisscharts com Guru Jazzmatazz Vol II The New Reality Hung Medien Retrieved March 25 2021 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved March 25 2021 Official R amp B Albums Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Retrieved March 25 2021 Guru Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved March 25 2021 Guru Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved March 25 2021 External links EditJazzmatazz Volume II The New Reality at Discogs list of releases 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