ARTIST: DJ Jazzy Jeff
TITLE: The Soul Mixtape
LABEL: Groovin' Records
GENRE: Soul
BITRATE: 201kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 1h 08min total
RELEASE DATE: 2005-09-27
RIP DATE: 2005-09-26
Track List
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01. Eijay - Beautiful Lady 4:28
02. Josephine Sincere - I Like It 3:21
03. Michael Bohannon - Make Love 4:08
Last Forever
04. Michael Bohannon - Build A 4:14
Fire
05. Kelli Sae - Daydreamin' 4:01
06. LaSonya Gunter - Endlessly 5:00
07. Ladybug Mecca & Martin Luther 3:58
- Last Train
08. Demien - Amanda Blue 5:24
09. A.K.A. Soulo - What You Say 3:40
10. Demien - Erotic Dreams 5:12
11. DJ Mitsu (Feat. Dwele) - Right 4:29
Here
12. Pete Rock (Feat. Leela James) 3:23
- No Tears
13. DJ Jazzy Jeff (Feat. Vee) - 4:38
Broken Dreamz
14. Valencia Robinson - 3:06
BlackSolsista
15. Omar & Angie Stone - Be 3:54
Thankful
16. DJ Jazzy Jeff (Feat. Vee) - 5:36
She Wants 2 Be
Release Notes:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000AV2GGU
From the Artist-
Being a lover of Soul Music...it was an honor doing this mix for GroovinÆ
records. To have a label that is devoted to putting out good music is
rare nowadays. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed
mixing it. Keep the soul coming GroovinÆ...you have a fan for life... DJ
Jazzy Jeff
Album Description-
Just when you had DJ Jazzy Jeff pegged solely as a hip-hop maven, GroovinÆ
Records jettisons The Soul Mixtape chocked full of nu soul and R&B gems
that will rattle your preconceived notions of his skills. But if youÆve
been watching his career, youÆd realize that this is no sudden move for
the Philadelphia native.
From 1987 to 1993, Jeff along with childhood friend and superstar Will
Smith were the groundbreaking hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh
Prince. They successfully made the transition to television with six
seasons of the top-rated syndicated show The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air. But
in 1990, Jeff launched A Touch Of Jazz Productions (ATOJ) as a creative
hub largely to foster his love of R&B and soul. After a decade of
producing for outside artists, ATOJ introduced what would be its first
breakthrough artist in Grammy-winning singer Jill Scott while further
tilling the soil of the burgeoning neo-soul movement by introducing such
artists as Musiq and Floetry. With 10 million albums sold worldwide and an
enviable collection of awards, DJ Jazzy Jeff is definitely a man of many
accomplishments. But his accomplishments wouldnÆt be complete without
feeding his love of R&B and soul via ATOJ. And that love is further
translated in The Soul Mixtape.
Featuring 16 lustrous tracks hand picked by DJ Jazzy Jeff and soul music
fanatics Teddy and Natalie Esposito, the disc mixes familiar faces (Dwele,
Martin Luther, Pete Rock) with the freshman class of soul (Valencia
Robinson, Michael Bohannon, Leela James), making for a best of both worlds
listening experience. U.K. acid jazz renaissance man Omar duets with U.S.
soul matriarch Angie Stone on a remake of the classic 1974 William
DeVaughn hit "Be Thankful" while former Incognito vocalist Kellie Sae
revamps Aretha FranklinÆs 70s gem "DaydreaminÆ". The disc also contains
two exclusive tracks from ATOJ artist V ("She Wants 2 Be", "Broken
Dreams") not available anywhere else. DJ Jazzy Jeff blends these tracks
with extreme care, exemplifying his passion and love for the genre. That
same love also lead him to cross paths with soul aficionados GroovinÆ
Records, curators of the soul compilation series Neo Soul United (vol.
1-3) and Soul In The City.
The Soul Mixtape marks DJ Jazzy JeffÆs first release with an American
independent label.