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q-tip - kamaal the abstract - jive - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Hip Hop

1. Feelin
2. Do You Dig U? (feat Gary Thomas and Kurt Rosenwinkel)
3. A Million Times
4. Blue Girl
5. Barely In Love
6. Heels
7. Abstractionisms (feat Kenny Garrett aka Truth)
8. Caring
9. Even If It Is So
10. Make It Work
11. Damn Youre Cool

The unreleased 2001 recording from A Tribe Called Quest frontman!

Q-Tip produced the entire album himself, even playing several instruments. What comes from Kamaal is a daring melange of soul, supa-cool jazz, headnodding hip-hop, and organic pop magic in the vein of Stevie Wonder or Prince. Check for the superlative figures of saxophonist Kenny Garrett, a one-time member of Miles Davis' ensemble, on the breathy "Abstractionisms," or the fluid flute lines of Gary Thomas, another Davis sideman, on "Do U Dig U." Elsewhere, not Tip's ambitious production, arrangements, and even sung stylings. Listen to him blaze through a spiced narrative on "Even If It Is So," or paint vivid images on "Blue Girl." The album has been re-mixed and re-mastered for sonic impact!