Us3 – Broadway & 52nd
Blue Note records 1997 – CDP 7243
notes:
Broadway & 52nd is the second studio album by jazz-rap
group Us3 and has a more dark, conscious mood to it than their first album.
On the album, the group continued mixing live musicians with samples
and hip hop lyrics. While the album was not as well received as the debut
album Hand on the Torch, it represented a more mature approach to jazz rap.
After the huge success of their first album, the president of Blue Note records
allowed the trio to dig deep into Blue Note's vault and do
whatever they wanted to do with its material.
credits:
Engineer – JC Concato
Engineer [Assistant] – Graham Hogg, Mark Aubrey
Executive Producer – Geoff Wilkinson
Producer, Mixed By – Geoff Wilkinson, Jim Hawkins
Rap – KCB (3) (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13), Shabaam Sahdeeq (tracks: 3, 6, 9 to 12)
Pre-production at Studio M and Wildcat House
Recorded at Studio M and Konk
Mixed at Konk
tracklist:
1 Intro
Written-By – B Powell*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*, V De Moraes1:14
2 Come On Everybody (Get Down)
Piano – Gareth Williams (2)Trumpet – Alexander Pope Norris
Written-By – B Armstead*, G Wilkinson*, J McLean*, J Hawkins 5:49
3 Caught Up In A Struggle
Trumpet – Dominic Glover
Written-By – G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*, M Vialva*
Written-By [Sampled Material] – Horace Silver3:42
4 True To The Game
Electric Piano – Gareth Williams (2)
Written-By – B Armstead*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins 3:34
5 Snakes
Saxophone [Soprano] – Ed Jones
Written-By – B Armstead*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*
Written-By [Sampled Material] – Wayne Shorter 4:07
6 I'm Thinking About Your Body
Electric Piano – Tim VineSaxophone [Soprano] – Ed Jones
Written-By – B McFerrin*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*, M Vialva 5:24
7 Grand Groove
Piano – Gherardo Catanzaro
Written-By – B Armstead*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins* 3:36
8 Nowadays
Trombone – Dennis Rollins
Written-By – B Armstead*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*
Written-By [Sampled Material] – CC Courtney*, P Link 4:24
9 Sheep
Guitar – Tony Rémy*
Written-By – G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*, M Vialva 4:46
10 Doin' A Crime
Saxophone [Tenor] – Steve Williamson
Written-By – G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*, M Vialva 5:37
11 Recognise And Realise
Saxophone [Tenor] – Ed Jones, Mike Smith (3)Trumpet – Dominic Glover
Written-By – R Timmons*, B Armstead*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*, M Vialva 5:40
12 Time And Space
Trumpet – Dominic Glover
Written-By – C Jordan*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*, M Vialva 4:45
13 Soul Brother
Saxophone [Alto] – Mike Williams (6)
Written-By – B Armstead*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*, L Donaldson*
Written-By [Uncredited] – Lonnie Smith 3:59
14 Hymn For Her
Melodica – Jonathan Gee
Written-By – G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins 4:53
Broadway & 52nd is the second studio album by jazz-rap
group Us3 and has a more dark, conscious mood to it than their first album.
On the album, the group continued mixing live musicians with samples
and hip hop lyrics. While the album was not as well received as the debut
album Hand on the Torch, it represented a more mature approach to jazz rap.
After the huge success of their first album, the president of Blue Note records
allowed the trio to dig deep into Blue Note's vault and do
whatever they wanted to do with its material.
credits:
Engineer – JC Concato
Engineer [Assistant] – Graham Hogg, Mark Aubrey
Executive Producer – Geoff Wilkinson
Producer, Mixed By – Geoff Wilkinson, Jim Hawkins
Rap – KCB (3) (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13), Shabaam Sahdeeq (tracks: 3, 6, 9 to 12)
Pre-production at Studio M and Wildcat House
Recorded at Studio M and Konk
Mixed at Konk
tracklist:
1 Intro
Written-By – B Powell*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*, V De Moraes1:14
2 Come On Everybody (Get Down)
Piano – Gareth Williams (2)Trumpet – Alexander Pope Norris
Written-By – B Armstead*, G Wilkinson*, J McLean*, J Hawkins 5:49
3 Caught Up In A Struggle
Trumpet – Dominic Glover
Written-By – G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*, M Vialva*
Written-By [Sampled Material] – Horace Silver3:42
4 True To The Game
Electric Piano – Gareth Williams (2)
Written-By – B Armstead*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins 3:34
5 Snakes
Saxophone [Soprano] – Ed Jones
Written-By – B Armstead*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*
Written-By [Sampled Material] – Wayne Shorter 4:07
6 I'm Thinking About Your Body
Electric Piano – Tim VineSaxophone [Soprano] – Ed Jones
Written-By – B McFerrin*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*, M Vialva 5:24
7 Grand Groove
Piano – Gherardo Catanzaro
Written-By – B Armstead*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins* 3:36
8 Nowadays
Trombone – Dennis Rollins
Written-By – B Armstead*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*
Written-By [Sampled Material] – CC Courtney*, P Link 4:24
9 Sheep
Guitar – Tony Rémy*
Written-By – G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*, M Vialva 4:46
10 Doin' A Crime
Saxophone [Tenor] – Steve Williamson
Written-By – G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*, M Vialva 5:37
11 Recognise And Realise
Saxophone [Tenor] – Ed Jones, Mike Smith (3)Trumpet – Dominic Glover
Written-By – R Timmons*, B Armstead*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*, M Vialva 5:40
12 Time And Space
Trumpet – Dominic Glover
Written-By – C Jordan*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*, M Vialva 4:45
13 Soul Brother
Saxophone [Alto] – Mike Williams (6)
Written-By – B Armstead*, G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins*, L Donaldson*
Written-By [Uncredited] – Lonnie Smith 3:59
14 Hymn For Her
Melodica – Jonathan Gee
Written-By – G Wilkinson*, J Hawkins 4:53