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| The Best of Guru's Jazzmatazz | ||||
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| Released | February 12, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, jazz rap | |||
| Label | Virgin/EMI | |||
| Producer | Guru, Various (See individual Jazzmatazz albums) | |||
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The Best of Guru's Jazzmatazz is a greatest hits album released by Guru on Virgin Records. This compilation includes tracks from the first three volumes of the Jazzmatazz series, as well as remixes and alternate versions. Tracks 1-6 & 17 (1993), Tracks 7-11 & 18 (1995), & Tracks 12-16 (2000).
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Mustang! is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd featuring performances by Byrd with Sonny Red, Hank Mobley, McCoy Tyner, Walter Booker, and Freddie Waits recorded in 1966 and released on the Blue Note label in 1967 as BLP 4238. The CD reissue included two bonus tracks recorded in 1964.
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