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Landing in Brooklyn via Texas, DJ Premier replaced Mark the 45 King as the DJ and producer of the rap unit Gang Starr which would reemerge as a duo in 1989 with Gang Starr's classic debut album 'No More Mr. Nice Guy' on Wild Pitch. The single 'Manifest' utilizes jazz samples as well as funk tracks, a specialty of Premier. The track samples Charlie Parker's 1962 jazz joint 'Night in Tunisia' and James Brown's 60s soul single 'Bring it Up (Hipster's Avenue)'. The work with Wild Pitch led to production work for half of Lord Finesse and DJ Mike Smooth's 'Funky Technician'. The track 'Baby, You Nasty' uses samples from James Brown's 'Hell'-era track 'Coldblooded' and 'What's on Your Mind (Expression)' by Brass Construction.
For the soundtrack to the movie 'Mo' Better Blues', Guru and Premier collaborated with Branford Marsalis for the Gang Starr track 'Jazz Thing'. The track samples Thelonious Monk's classic 'Light Blue' and a song from Kool and the Gang's poorly received 1974 foray into jazz 'Kool Jazz' titled 'Dujii'.
Check back for our next look at DJ Premier's productions with his work from 1991 and 1992.
The Lowdown:
Gang Starr 'Manifest'
from 'No More Mr. Nice Guy' (1989) (MP3/CD)
Charlie Parker 'Night in Tunisia'
from 'Bird Symbols' (1962) (MP3 not available/CD)
James Brown 'Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue)'
from 'James Brown Sings Raw Soul' (1967) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Lord Finesse and DJ Mike Smooth 'Baby, You Nasty'
from 'Funky Technician' (1990) (MP3/CD)
James Brown 'Coldblooded'
from 'Hell' (1974) (MP3/CD)
Brass Construction 'What's on Your Mind (Expression)'
from 'Brass Construction II' (1976) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Gang Starr 'Jazz Thing'
from 'Music for Mo Betta Blues' (1990) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Thelonious Monk 'Light Blue'
from 'At the Five Spot' (1958) (MP3/CD)
Kool and the Gang 'Dujii'
from 'Kool Jazz' (1974) (MP3/CD not available)
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