Guru - Jazzmatazz Volume II 2LP

A full-length album featuring a mix of hip-hop production and live instrumentation from a previous generation’s jazz icons. Guru went into Jazzmatazz Volume II following the formula as the first. The New Reality definitely has a darker more serious feel than its predecessor. A large chunk of the album captures Guru wrestling with societal ills and tapping into his vulnerable side over somber or dimly lit jazz-flavored backdrops

Tracklist:
1 Intro (Light It Up): Jazzalude I: New Reality Style 1:44
2 Life Saver 4:13 (feat. Baybe)
3 Living in This World 4:29 (feat. Sweet Sable & J. Rodriguez)
4 Looking Through Darkness 4:48 (feat. Mica Paris)
5 Skit A (Interview) / Watch What You Say 5:00 (feat. Branford Marsalis & Chaka Khan)
6 Jazzalude II: Defining Purpose 1:02
7 For You 4:10 (feat. Meshell Ndegeocello & Kenny Garrett)
8 Insert A (Mental Relaxation) / Medicine 4:19 (feat. Ini Kamoze, True Masters, Donald Byrd, DJ Red Handed)
9 Lost Souls 4:12 (feat. Jamiroquai)
10 Insert B (The Real Deal) / Nobody Knows 3:58 (feat. Shara Nelson & Jan Kincaid)
11 Jazzalude III: Hip Hop As a Way of Life 1:17
12 Respect the Architect 4:51 (feat. Ramsey Lewis, Bahamadia, Brian Holt, DJ Scratch)
13 Feel the Music 3:57 (feat. Baybe & Paul Ferguson)
14 Young Ladies 4:12 (feat. Brian Holt, Patra, Reuben Wilson, Big Shug, Kool Keith, Kenny Garrett, DJ Sean-Ski)
15 The Traveler 4:01 (feat. Donald Byrd)
16 Jazzalude IV: Maintaining Focus 1:18
17 Count Your Blessings 4:03 (feat. Bernard Purdie)
18 Choice of Weapons 4:24 (feat. Dee C. Lee, Gus da Vigilante, Courtney Pine, Dennis Mitchell)
19 Something in the Past 3:19 (feat. Freddie Hubbard)
20 Skit B (Alot on My Mind) / Revelation 4:35 (feat. Ronny Jordan & Bu)