Nas 'Illmatic' 25th Anniversary Mixtapes

1. Introduction to the movie Wild Style (sampled in 'Genesis')

2. Chris Read - Theme #3 (Scratchapella)

3. Jimmy Gordon & His Jazzpops Band - Walter L (sampled in 'One Time 4 Your Mind')

4. Nas - One Time 4 Your Mind

5. Donald Byrd - Flight Time (sampled in 'NY State of Mind')

6. Joe Chambers - Mind Rain (sampled in 'NY State of Mind')

7. DJ Premier 'Off the Record' Interview

8. Kool & The Gang - N.T [Loop] (sampled in 'NY State of Mind')

9. Nas - NY State of Mind

10. Eric B & Rakim - Mahogany [Extract] (sampled in 'NY State of Mind')

11. Ahmad Jamal Trio - I Love Music (sampled in 'The World is Yours')

12. T La Rock and Jazzy Jay - It's Yours [Extract] (sampled in 'The World is Yours')

13. Nas - The World is Yours 

14. Nas - The World is Yours (Tip Mix)

15. Kool & The Gang - N.T (sampled in 'The World is Yours (Tip Mix)')

16. Reuben Wilson - We're in Love (sampled in 'Memory Lane (Sittin' In The Park))

17. Biz Markie - Pickin' Boogers [Extract] (sampled in 'Memory Lane (Sittin' In The Park))

18. Marley Marl feat Craig G - Droppin' Science [Extract] (sampled in 'Memory Lane (Sittin' In The Park))

19. Nas - Memory Lane (Sittin' In The Park)

20. Clyde McPhetter - Mixed up Cup [Loop] (sampled in 'One Love (One L Remix)')

21. The Gap Band - Yearning for Your Love (sampled in 'Life's a Bitch')

22. Nas feat AZ & Olu Dara - Life's a Bitch

23. Stanley Clarke - Slow Dance (sampled in 'It Ain't Hard to Tell')

24. Michael Jackson - Human Nature (sampled in 'It Ain't Hard to Tell')

25. Mountain - Long Red [Extract] (sampled in 'It Ain't Hard to Tell')

26. Extract from movie Time is Illmatic

27. Nas - It Ain't Hard to Tell

28. Kool & The Gang - N.T [Extract] (sampled in 'It Ain't Hard to Tell')

29. The Bue Jays - What Do You Want From Me Woman? (sampled in 'It Ain't Hard to Tell (Remix)')

30 . Biz Markie feat TJ Swan - Nobody Beats the Biz [Extract] (sampled in 'It Ain't Hard to Tell (Remix)')

31. Nas - It Ain't Hard to Tell (Remix)

32. Heath Bros - Smilin Billie Suite Pt II (sampled in 'One Love')

33. Nas feat Q-Tip - One Love

34. Nas feat Sadat X - One Love (One L Remix)

35. Nas feat Q-Tip - One Love (LG Remix)

36. Lee Erwin - Theif of Bagdad (sampled in 'Represent')

37. Nas - Represent

38. Japanese Hair Cast - Dead End (sampled in 'Halftime')

39. Average White Band - School Boy Crush [Loop] (sampled in 'Halftime')

40. Gary Byrd - Soul Travelin' Pt. 1 [Extract] (sampled in 'Halftime')
41. Nas - Halftime

1. Genesis [Filthy blend]

2. Live At The BBQ 

3. Back To The Grill Again

4. NY State Of Mind [Filthy blend] 

5. Represent (OG Unreleased + LP Versions) ft Big L [Filthy blend] 

6. One Love (LP + RMXS) 

7. Halftime

De La Soul '3 Feet High and Rising' 30th Anniversary Mixtape

"On March 3rd 1989, De La Soul released their critically acclaimed debut album and Hip Hop music changed forever. At a time when samples of James Brown and breakbeat staples ruled supreme, De La Soul production partner Prince Paul cast the net far wider, snatching up snippets of vintage Soul, Rock n Roll, Disco, Spoken Word and children's records to create a collage the likes of which had not been heard before. Lyrically, the album married zany humor, real life observations and social commentary. Released less than a year after NWA's ground breaking 'Straight Outta Compton' and Public Enemy's politically charged opus 'It Takes A Nation of Millions', '3 Feet High and Rising' offered a light hearted counterpoint to harder edged sounds emerging on both coasts.

In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of this classic LP, we've teamed up with Wax Poetics to present an exclusive mixtape of album tracks, sample material, alt versions, interview snippets and more, mixed by Chris Read." - WhoSampled 

1. Kermit Schafer - Side 3 [Extract] (sampled in 'Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)')

2. Steve Miller Band - Take the Money and Run [Loop] (sampled in 'Jenifa Taught Me')

3. Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band - Hard Times [Loop] (sampled in 'Ain't Hip to Be Labelled a Hippie')

4. Chris Read - Theme #3 (Scratchapella)

5. Liberace - Chopticks Live at Carnegie Hall (Sampled in 'Plug Tunin')

6. De La Soul - Intro

7. The Turtles - You Showed Me (sampled in 'Transmitting Live From Mars')

8. De La Soul TV Feature 1989 [Extract]

9. Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude (sampled in 'Transmiting Live From Mars')

10. De La Soul TV Interview 1989 [Extract]

11. De La Soul - Transmitting Live From Mars

12. Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You A Little Bit More (sampled in 'De La Orgee')

13. De La Soul - De La Orgee

14. Manzel - Midnight Theme [Loop] (sampled in 'Description')

15. Sly & The Family Stone - Poet (sampled in 'Description')

16. De La Soul - Description

17. The Invitations - Written On The Wall (sampled in 'Plug Tunin')

18. Bar Kays - Son of Shaft (Live) [Extract] (sampled in 'Plug Tunin')

19. De La Soul - Plug Tunin'

20. Billy Joel - Stiletto (sampled in Plug Tunin')

21. Melvin Bliss - Synthetic Substitution (sampled in 'Pothles in My Lawn')

22. Eric Burdon & War - Magic Mountain (sampled in 'Potholes in My Lawn')

23. Brother Soul - Cookies [Extract] (sampled in 'Potholes in My Lawn')

24. Parliament - Little Old Country Boy (sampled in 'Potholes in My Lawn')

25. De La Soul - Potholes In My Lawn

25. Average White Band - School Boy Crush (sampled in 'D.A.I.S.Y Age')

36. De La Soul - D.A.I.S.Y Age

37. The Rascals - My World (sampled in 'D.A.I.S.Y Age')

38. Bo Diddley - Hit or Miss (sampled in 'Buddy')

39. The Commodores - Girl I Think the World About You (sampled in 'Buddy')

40. De La Soul feat Jungle Brothers & Q-Tip - Buddy

41. Taana Gardner - Heartbeat (sampled in 'Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)')

42. Freedom - Get Up and Dance [Extract] (sampled in 'Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)')

43. Bob James - Take Me To The Mardi Gras [Extract] (sampled in 'Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)')

44. De La Soul feat Jungle Brothers, Q-Tip, Queen Latifah and Monie Love - Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)

45. Headhunters feat Pointer Sisters - God Made Me Funky [Loop] (sampled in 'Take It Off')

46. De La Soul - Take It Off

47. The Sequence - Funk You Up [Loop] (sampled in 'This Is A Recording 4 Living In A Full Time Era')

48. The New Birth - Got to Get a Knutt [Extract] (sampled in 'This Is A Recording 4 Living In A Full Time Era')

49. De La Soul - 'This Is A Recording 4 Living In a Full Time Era'

50. James Brown - Funky President [Extract] (sampled in 'Ghetto Thang')

51. The Blackbyrds - Dreaming About You [Loop] (sampled in 'Ghetto Thang')

52. The Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park (sampled in 'Ghetto Thang')

53. De La Soul - Ghetto Thang

54. The Monkees - Mary, Mary [Loop] (sampled in 'Change in Speak')

55. The Mad Lads - No Strings Attached (sampled in 'Change in Speak')

56. De La Soul - Change in Speak

57. Cymande - Bra (sampled in 'Change in Speak')

58. Lee Dorsey - Get Out My Life Woman [Loop] (sampled in 'Eye Know')

59. The Mad Lads - Make This Young Lady Mine (sampled in 'Eye Know')

60. De La Soul - Eye Know

61. Steely Dan - Peg (sampled in 'Eye Know')

62. Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of a Bay [Extract] (sampled in 'Eye Know')

63. Sly & The Family Stone - Sing a Simple Song [Loop] (sampled in 'Eye Know')

64. Sly Stone - Crossword Puzzle [Extract] (sampled in 'Say No Go')

65. The Emotions - Best of my Love [Extract] (sampled in 'Say No Go')

66. Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (sampled in 'Say No Go')

67. De La Soul - Say No Go

68. People's Choice - I Like To Do It (sampled in 'Tread Water')

69. De La Soul - Tread Water

70. Funkadelic - (Not Just) Knee Deep (sampled in 'Me Myself and I')

71. Ohio Players - Funky Worm [Extract] (sampled in 'Me Myself and I')

72. De La Soul - Me Myself and I

73. Edwin Birdsong - Rapper Dapper Snapper (sampled in 'Me Myself and I')

74. Ben E King - Don't Play That Song (You Lied) (sampled in 'A Little Bit of Soap')

75. De La Soul - A Little Bit of Soap

76. Lyn Collins - Think (About It) [Loop] (sampled in 'Jenifa Taught Me')

77. De La Soul - Jenifa Taught Me

78. Double Dee & Steniksi - Lesson 3 [Loop] (sampled in 'Magic Number')

79. Eddie Murphy - Hit By A Car [Extract] (sampled in 'Magic Number')

80. Bob Dorough - Three Is A Magic Number (sampled in 'Magic Number')

81. De La Soul - Magic Number
82. De La Soul - Magic Number (1-2-3 Mix)

De La Soul 'Buhloone Mindstate' 25th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

Tracklist : 

1. De La Soul - Ego Trippin (Part Two) (L.A Jay Remix Instrumental)

2. Chris Read - Theme #3 (Scratchapella)

3. Johnnie Taylor - Love In The Streets (Ain't Good As Love At Home) (sampled in '3 Days Later')
4. Maseo Interview Extract

5. Five Stairsteps - Don't Change Your Love [Loop] (sampled in '3 Days Later')

6. De La Soul - 3 Days Later

7. Lou Donaldson - Hot Dog (sampled in '3 Days Later')

8. Parliament - Come Out In The Rain [Loop] (sampled in 'Paul's Revenge')

9. De La Soul - 'Paul's Revenge'

10. Grandmaster & The Furious Five - Flash It To The Beat (sampled in 'Stone Age')

11. De La Soul feat Biz Markie - Stone Age

12. Jackie Robinson - Pussyfooter [Extract] (sampled in 'Stone Age')

13. Public Enemy - B Side Wins Again [Extract] (sampled in 'Stone Age')

14. Melvin Bliss - Synthetic Substitution [Loop] (sampled in 'Stone Age')

15. The Outlaw Blues Band - Deep Gully (sampled in 'Intro')

16. De La Soul - Intro

16. Lou Rawls - You've Made Me So Very Happy (sampled in 'I Be Blowin')

17. Maseo Interview Extract

18. De La Soul feat Maceo Parker - I Be Blowin

19. De La Soul - I Am I Be

20. Jeff Beck - Come Dancing (sampled in 'Area')

21. Spoonie Gee & The Treacherous Three - New Rap Language [Extract] (sampled in 'Area')

22. De La Soul - Area

23. Lonnie Smith - Spinning Wheel (sampled in 'In The Woods')

24. De La Soul feat Shortie No Mass - In The Woods

25. De La Soul - Dave Has A Problem... Seriously

26. Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It (sampled in 'Breakadawn')

27. Bar Kays - Sang and Dance [Extract] (sampled in 'Breakadawn')

28. Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can [Loop] (sampled in 'Breakadawn')

29. De La Soul - Breakadawn

30. Smokey Robinson - A Quiet Storm (sampled in 'Breakadawn')

31. Al Hirt - Harlem Hendoo (sampled in 'Ego Trippin' (Part Two))

32. De La Soul - Ego Trippin' (Part Two)

33. De La Soul - Eye Patch

34. De La Soul & Guru feat Fred Wesley & Pee Wee Ellis - Patti Dooke

35. De La Soul feat Scha Dara Parr & Takagi Kan - Long Island Wildin'

36. Duke Pearson - Ground Hog (sampled in Long Island Wildin')

Props to Chris Read, Wax Poetics Magazine and WhoSampled 

A Hip Hop Tribute to Aretha Franklin Mixed by DJ Filthy Rich

1. EPMD - I'm Housin (samples Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady)

2. Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady 

3. 3rd Bass feat Zev Love X - The Gas Face (samples Aretha Franklin - Think)

4. Aretha Franklin - Think (Blend)

5. Aretha Franklin - It's Your Thing (Blend with T La Rock)

6. Aretha Franklin - Here We Go Again (Blend with Rakim)

7. Aretha Franklin feat Lauryn Hill - A Rose Is Still A Rose (Blend)

8. Aretha Franklin - Cry Like A Baby (Blend)

9. Saukrates ft Heltah Skeltah - Ultimate Rush (samples Aretha Franklin - Cry Like a Baby)

10. Aretha Franklin - Call Me

11. Slum Village feat Kanye West & Jon Legend - Selfish (sampled Aretha Franklin - Call Me)

12. Aretha Franklin - You Are My Sunshine

13. Mobb Deep - Drop A Gem On Em (Filthy Rich Re-Edit) (samples Aretha Franklin You Are My Sunshine)

14. Trigger Tha Gambler - My Crew Can't Go For That (samples Aretha Franklin - I Get High)

15. Aretha Franklin - I Get High (Blend) 

16. Talib Kweli feat Mos Def - Joy (samples Aretha Franklin - I Get High)

17. Aretha Franklin - One Step Ahead (Blend)

18. Mos Def - Ms Fat Booty (samples Aretha Franklin - One Step Ahead)

19. Nas - The Rise And Fall (samples Aretha Franklin - A Song For You)

20. Aretha Franklin - A Song For You

21. Onyx - Last Dayz (samples Aretha Franklin - A Song For You)

22. Black Star - You Already Knew (samples Aretha Franklin - Mister Spain)

23. Aretha Franklin - Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool For You Baby)

24. Pete Rock and INI - Aretha (Blend with 2Pac) (samples Aretha Franklin - Oh Me Oh My)

25. Aretha Franklin - The Long And Winding Road

26. Styles P & Pharoahe Monch - The Life (Blend with Notorious BIG) (samples Aretha Franklin - The Long and Winding Road)

27. Aretha Franklin - Spirit In The Dark

28. Kanye West - School Spirit (samples Aretha Franklin - Spirit In The Dark)

29. Aretha Franklin - Young Gifted and Black

30. Heavy D - Yes Y'all (samples Aretha Franklin - Youg Gifted and Black)

31. Aretha Franklin - Oh Baby

32. Jay-Z - In My Lifetime (Big Jaz Remix) (sampled Aretha Franklin - Oh Baby)

33. Jon B feat Scarface - Thru The Fire (samples Aretha Franklin - Precious Memories)

34. Cam'ron feat Tiffany Carlin - Daydreaming (samples Aretha Franklin - Daydreamin')

35. Aretha Franklin - Day Dreaming (Blend)

Dr Dre 'The Chronic' 25th Anniversary Mixtape

From The Source - February 1993

Tracklist :

1. Dr. Dre - High Powered / Mix Intro

2. Nite Liters - Damn (Sampled in 'Lyrical Gangbang')

3. Led Zepplin - When The Levee Breaks (Sampled in 'Lyrical Gangbang')

4. Dr Dre ft. Lady of Rage - Lyrical Gangbang

5. Donny Hathaway - Vegetable Wagon (Sampled in 'Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat')

6. Lou Donaldson - Pot Belly (Sampled in 'Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat')

7. Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady (Sampled in 'Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat')

8. Dr Dre - Rat-Tat-Tat

9. Dr Dre - Rat-Tat-Tat [Original Version]

10. One Way - Pull Fancy Dancer / Pull (Sampled in 'Deeez Nuuuts')

11. Dr Dre - Deeez Nuuuts

12. Donny Hathaway - Little Ghetto Boy (Sampled in 'Lil' Ghetto Boy')

13. Dr Dre - Lil' Ghetto Boy

14. Leon Haywood - I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You (Sampled in 'Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang')

15. Dr Dre - Nuthin' But a "G" Thang

16. Dr Dre - Nuthin' But a "G" Thang Club Mix

17. Sly & The Family Stone - Sing A Simple Song (Sampled in 'Deep Cover')

18. Undisputed Truth - I Know I'm Losing You (Sampled in 'Deep Cover')

19. Dr Dre - One Eight Seven

20. Johnny Hammond - Big Sur Suite (Sampled in 'A Nigga Witta Gun')

21. Whodini - Friends (Sampled in 'A Nigga Witta Gun')

22. The Kay-Gees - Who's The Man (with The Master Plan) (Sampled in 'A Nigga Witta Gun')

23 Dr Dre - A Nigga Witta Gun

24. Parliament - Mothership Connection (Star Child) (Sampled in 'Let Me Ride')

25. Bill Withers - Kissing My Love (Sampled in 'Let Me Ride')

26. Dr Dre - Let Me Ride

27. Dr Dre - Let Me Ride (Extended Club Mix)

28. Parliament - P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) (Sampled in 'The Roach')

29. Dr Dre - The Roach

30. Dr Dre - Puffin' On Blunts And Drankin' Tanqueray

31. The Ice Man's Band - Mr Dream Merchant (Sampled in 'The Day the Niggaz Took Over')

32. Clarence Reid - Living Together Is Keeping Us Apart (Sampled in 'The Day the Niggaz Took Over')

33. Dr Dre - The Day the Niggaz Took Over

34. Dr Dre - Mr Officer (unreleased)

35. Funkadelic - (Not Just) Knee Deep (Sampled in 'Dre Day')

36. Dr Dre - Dre Day

37. Dr Dre - Dre Day (Extended Club Mix)

Mixed by Dj Matman 

The Pharcyde 'Bizarre Ride' 25th Anniversary Mixtape

"On Nov 17th 2017 Craft Recordings, releases a 25th Anniversary Edition one of the greatest and most celebrated Hip-Hop albums of all time, The Pharcyde’s 'Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde'. The album will be available as a Deluxe Extended Vinyl package (original album on 2LPs + 3 12” singles) and 2CD (original album, plus a full disc of bonus material) with audio remastered by Dave Cooley (J Dilla, Madvillain, Madlib) and will include non-album tracks, remixes, and rarities. New liner notes by leading music journalist and author Jeff Weiss (Passion of the Weiss, LA Weekly) round out the package. The original album with remastered audio will also be available on vinyl and cassette.

In celebration of the release WhoSampled has teamed up with Craft Recordings to present this exclusive mixtape and an interactive 'Album Experience' where users can go behind the scenes of the LP via infographics, archive photos & more:  Link  "

Chris Read Presents Gang Starr 'Daily Operation' 25th Anniversary Mixtape

1. The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - 'Fun' [Extract]

2. Gang Starr - 'The Place Where We Dwell' [Instrumental]

3. Chris Read - 'Theme #3' [Scratchapella]

4. Gang Starr - 'Stay Tuned'

5. Gang Starr - 1991 Interview Extract

6. Ceasar Frazier - 'Funk It Up'

7. BDP - 'Criminal Minded' [Extract]

8. Gang Starr - 'Ex Girl to Next Girl'

9. Johnny Hammond - 'Big Sur Suite'

10. Gang Starr - 1991 Interview Extract

11. Aretha Franklin - Young, Gifted and Black

12. Gang Starr - '92 Interlude'

13. The Crusaders - 'In The Middle of the River'

14. Gang Starr - 'No Shame In My Game'

15. Leaders of the New School - 'Sobb Story' [Extract]

16. Eddie Hazel - 'Frantic Moment'

17. Gang Starr - 'Take Two and Pass'

18. Juice Crew All Stars - 'Juice Crew All Stars' [Extract]

19. Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - High As Apple Pie Slice II 

20. Gang Starr - 'Conspiracy'

21. Gang Starr - '2 Deep'

22. Gang Starr - 'Hardcore Composer'

23. Jungle Brothers - 'Straight Out The Jungle' [Extract]

24. Sugar Billy Garner - 'I Got Some' (sampled in B.Y.S)

25. Gang Starr - 'B.Y.S'

26. Gang Starr - 'Flip The Script'

27. Ahmad Jamal - 'Misdemeanor'

28. Gang Starr - 'Soliloquy of Chaos'

29. Kid Dynomite - 'Uphill Piece of Mine'

30. Gang Starr feat Lil Dap and Jeru The Damaja - 'I'm The Man'

31. The O'Jays - 'When The World's At Peace'

32. Schoolly D - P.S.K Wha Does It Mean? [Loop]

33. Cannonball Adderley - Leo: Rosebud [Extract]

34. Charles Mingus - II B.S

35. Skull Snaps - 'It's A New Day' [Loop]

35. Brand Nubian - 'Step to the Rear' [Extract]

36. Gang Starr - 'Take It Personal'

37. JBs - 'Gimme Some More' [Loop]

38. Gang Starr - 'Much Too Much (Mack a Mill)'

39. Gang Starr - 'The Illest Brother'

40. James Brown - 'Funky Drummer' [Loop]

41. Eric B & Rakim - Eric B Is President [Extract]

42. Richard Pryor - 'Prison'

Diggin' Session : WhoSampled x Wax Poetics - Ahmad Jamal 'The Awakening Mix'

LP - 1970 - Impulse! 

1. Ahmad Jamal Trio - I Love Music 

2. Chris Read - Theme #3 (Scratchapella)

3. T La Rock & Jazzy Jay - It's Yours 

4. Nas - The World Is Yours

5. Jeru The Damaja - Me of the Papes

6. O.C - Time's Up (Remix)

7. Ahmad Jamal Trio - Dolphin Dance

8. Nice & Smooth - No Delayin'

9. Common - Resurrection

10. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - It's On You

11. Ahmad Jamal Trio - The Awakening

12. Ahmad Jamal Trio - You're My Everything

13. All Natural - Renaissance

14. Ahmad Jamal Trio - Stolen Moments

15. O.C - Word... Life (Remix)

16. Ahmad Jamal Trio - Wave

17. DJ Krush feat CL Smooth - Only the Strong Survive (7th Samurai Mix)

Mixed by Chris Read  

"Ahmad Jamal is a jazz giant and The Awakening is his iconic masterpiece. The landmark deep trio session - recorded in NYC and released on Impulse! in 1970 - is an essential album and perennially sought-after on vinyl, so Be With Records are delighted to make it available again.

As a “Zen master of jazz piano” and one of its greatest innovators, Jamal evolved his elegant sound with this adventurous record. The Awakening showcased his fast, richly melodic chops in remarkable variation. A consummate orchestrator of his own complex arrangements, Jamal was emboldened here by his potent sidemen. Backed by the exquisite timing of bassist Jamil Nasser and the precision of Frank Gant’s drumming, he was liberated by the reliability of the trio setup. Free to juggle rhythmic dexterity with harmonic intricacy, Jamal brilliantly performed groove-oriented compositions written by himself, alongside wonderful renditions of tracks by Herbie Hancock, Oliver Nelson and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

It is impossible to discuss The Awakening without acknowledging its indelible mark on golden age rap. A defining album of hip-hop culture, producers of the highest calibre have famously sampled elements of this timeless record to lace all-timers with a foundation for their most legendary tracks. Indeed, both the experimental “DJ Premier In Deep Concentration” and Shadez Of Brooklyn’s seminal “Change” utilised Jamal’s sparse title-track to stunning effect. 

A melancholy motif from “I Love Music” was employed by Pete Rock for Nas’s crucial “The World Is Yours” whilst, over a more abstract refrain from the same track, Jeru memorably delivered his “Me Or The Papes” ultimatum. Over in Chicago, No I.D. elevated Common’s peerless “Resurrection” by lifting a precise riff from Jamal’s plaintive rendition of “Dolphin Dance” whilst the head-nod quality of All Natural's hypnotic “Renaissance” owes it all to the looped keys of Jamal's take on “You're My Everything”. 

With bold beauty and unhurried grace, Ahmad Jamal plays piano differently from everyone else. He was a huge inspiration to Miles Davis and influential to how Wynton Kelly performed across Kind of Blue. In his autobiography, Miles describes being blown away by Jamal’s dynamic “concept of space, his lightness of touch [and] his understatement”. It’s why The Awakening will always be so revered.  

In line with the quality of all Be With reissues, the record is presented in a luxurious gatefold sleeve and comes adorned with the original eye-catching artwork throughout, along with the original sleeve notes. Simon Francis’ sensitive mastering ensures the sonics are majestic throughout and, for the first time, it has been pressed at a reassuringly weighty 180g." 

Be With Records 

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