Artist:Jazzanova f/Paul Randolph
Song:Let Me Show Ya
Album:Of All the Things
Neo soul fans are going to want to check out the German group Jazzanova. Though they normally record for their own label, the 2008 album Of All the Things was released on Verve. They have also released albums on Blue Note. German DJs Alex Barck, Claus Brieler, Stefan Leisering, Axel Reinemer and Jurgen von Knoblauch formed Jazzanova in 1995 with intent of using the music as filler in their DJ sets of classic soul and funk. Meanwhile Leisering and Reinemer released a rap EP called Real Dope Thing. Of course they sampled classic soul. This gave them the idea of rather than doing rap, they could produce a hybrid of funk, soul and jazz using samples, programming and live instruments. They released a 1997 EP. The song Fedime's Flight got the attention of BBC DJ and Acid Jazz inventor Gilles Peterson. This got them into doing remixes until they released their first album In Between in 2002 on Ropeadope Records. They also started their own label. After releasing a couple of remix albums on Blue Note, the 2008 album Of All the Things on Verve. There are several guest singers on the album. Paul Randolph is the singer on Let Me Show Ya and two other songs. Randolph normally tours with Detroit music legend Amp Fiddler and is a session bassist. Since working with Jazzanova, Randolph has released his own albums. He wrote Let Me Show Ya with Stefan Leisering and the song features live instruments. Other guests include rapper Phonte, Jose James, Leon Ware, Dwele and the Brazilian group Azymuth. Jazzanova recorded a live version of Let Me Show Ya on the 2012 album Funkhaus Studio Sessions. This was filmed for DVD. Both albums are available as digital downloads. Jazzanova still releases occasional albums and they do a lot of remixes. Here's Jazzanova featuring Paul Randolph performing Let Me Show Ya from the Funkhaus Studio Sessions 2012.
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