The 2007 Us3 album Say What!? features Akil Dasan (rap), Gaston (rap), Adeline (vocals), Ed Jones (sax), Chris Storr (trumpet), Phil Donkin (double bass), DJ First Rate (turntables), Mike Gorman (keys), John Crawford (keys), Barry Green (keys), Ross Stanley (keys) & Ernie Cranenburgh (guitar).
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All six Us3 albums can be downloaded from iTunes. Click on the link below to go to the Us3 page.
Below is a video of the Us3 live band performing Cantaloop at AB in Brussels, Belgium on 29th March 2005
Influences
A billion people from Duke Ellington to Just Blaze.
Jalal of the Last Poets once said "If you don't know the roots of the tree, you won't know the branch and what the fruit will be".
Us3 is basically my musical baby. It started out in '92 as an experiment to fuse hip hop and jazz using the Blue Note back catalogue as a sampling resource. I didn’t want it to be a totally retrospective thing though so I mixed it up using US rappers and a variety of young jazz musicians from the burgeoning jazz scene in London. My original theory was that there were three elements to Us3 music; the old jazz samples, the boom bap with the rap, and young cats soloing on top. This acknowledged the past, was firmly rooted in the present, and looked forward to the future. I wanted to open up some heads. I wanted to hand on the torch.
What happened next is a very long story...
Click to read the full biography and discography of all 6 albums (plus singles & all the lyrics).
I’m now releasing my music independently on my own label, and the latest (6th) album Say What!? features rappers Akil Dasan & Gaston (who both featured on the 2006 Us3 album Schizophonic) alongside French R&B chanteuse Adeline , plus a host of brilliant jazz musicians from the UK.
thankx 4 the request!! I love your music mate!!! check my podcast if you want www.finger.podomatic.com , you can find 'Cotton Club mix' its a 3 decks mix of original jazz and drum & bass, i would like to know your opinion... Bassick regards fron Spain!! take care!!
Hola! muchas gracias por el add y por tu comentario, soy admiradora de us3, me gusta mucho vuestra música, ¡a ver si venís por España pronto! un saludo desde Andalucía, Lirian
