Jazz reconstructs hip-hop... the stunning single-take instrumental album CREAM is here! No edits, no overdubs — an otherworldly session that captures razor-sharp, in-the-moment groove from start to finish.
Paying tribute to the two passions at his origin — hip-hop and legendary jazz drummer Elvin Jones — he takes hip-hop classics by The Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan, Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest, OutKast, Digable Planets, and Juvenile, and flips the usual formula of hip-hop sampling jazz on its head, approaching hip-hop from the jazz side and, with a wildly adventurous rhythmic sensibility, rebuilding them into deft and at times sublime jazz standards.
"CREAM isn't just a covers record — it's a complete reconstruction of hip-hop through jazz, digging deep into the guts and soul of both genres. It's less a collision of genres than an expression of a dialogue that's been maturing since the '90s." - Kassa Overall