Rewind: Jaylib 'Champion Sound' (Part 2)

Welcome to part 2 of our two part look at J Dilla and Madlib's collaborative album 'Champion Sound' as Jaylib.

For the Jaylib track 'The Official', Madlib takes a piece of the title track from Gap Mangione's 1968 album 'Diana in the Autumn Wind'. One of the odder sample sources from 'Champion Sound' is Dilla's selection of industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle's song 'Persuasion' for 'The Heist'. Madlib rhymes over J Dilla's beat on 'Strip Club', which samples jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius' 'Opus Pocus' from his 1976 album 'Jaco Pastorius'. Lastly, Dilla samples the late career album cut 'Stars are Out Tonight' from the relatively unknown Starcastle and the Isley Brothers' 'For the Love of You' for the Jaylib track 'Starz'.

Despite frequent leaks, the album was released in 2003 by Stones Throw and later repackaged in 2007 in a deluxe format in 2007 with instrumentals, bonus tracks, and remixes by Madlib.

The Lowdown:
Jaylib 'The Official', 'The Heist', 'Strip Club', and 'Starz'
from 'Champion Sound' (2003) (MP3/CD)
Gap Mangione 'Diana in the Autumn Wind'
from 'Diana in the Autumn Wind' (1968) (MP3 not available/CD)
Throbbing Gristle 'Persuasion'
from '20 Jazz Funk Greats' (1979) (MP3 not available/CD)
Jaco Pastorius 'Opus Pocus'
from 'Jaco Pastorius' (1976) (MP3/CD)
The Isley Brothers 'For the Love of You'
from 'The Heat is On' (1975) (MP3/CD)
Starcastle 'Stars are Out Tonight'
from 'Reel to Real' (1979) (MP3/CD)

Bonus Cuts:
Deluxe edition instrumental cuts: 'The Official' (Instrumental), 'The Heist' (Instrumental), 'Strip Club' (Instrumental), and 'Starz' (Instrumental).

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