The Jahari Massamba Unit features Madlib on all instrumentation with the exceptionof drums, which are laid down by Karriem Riggins. Like Madlib, Riggins iswell-versed in both the Jazz and Hip Hop worlds.

Musically, Madlib’s label says: “we would call the project Spiritual Jazz, but jazz greatPhil Ranelin told us to call it Black Classical Music, so that’s what we’re going with.”

This is an album put together by students of jazz in its myriad and historic forms whoare also proponents of jazz’s future. The resulting recording reflects a lifetime ofrecord collecting, musical study, woodshedding, and a reverential respect for oneanother’s craft.

Regardless of categorization, this is an exciting and all-new entry in Madlib’sYesterday’s New Quintet canon of difficult to categorize music.

• 1. Je Prendrai Le Romanee-Conti (Putain De Leroy)
• 2. Les Jardins Esmeraldins (Pour Caillard)
• 3. Un Bordeaux Pre-Phylloxera (Pour Le Riche Encule)
• 4. Deux Fakes Jayers (Aussi Pour Le Riche Encule)
• 5. Riesling Pour Robert
• 6. Du Morgon Au Moulin-A-Vent (Pour Duke)
• 7. Trou Du Cul (Ode Au Sommelier Arrogant)
• 8. Etude Montrachet
• 9. Le Feu (Pour Belluard)
• 10. Merde (Basse-Cour)
• 11. Inestimable Le Clos
• 12. La Closerie (Pour Prevost)
• 13. Hommage a La Vielle Garde (Pour Lafarge Et Rinaldi)