Rick McAlister: Music
Jazz Thing 1
(Rick McAlister)
November 6, 2010
When I was growing up in rural Ohio, I was a big fan of the rap group Gangstarr and its lead rapper Guru. One of their signature songs was "Jazz Thing," which chronicled the history of the art form's development in America. Their use of Jazz samples and references helped introduce me to a new style of music, and I was hooked.
Recently, Guru passed away at a fairly young age. To thank him for introducing me to a new world those many years ago, I decided to name this series of Jazz pieces "Jazz Things, 1-4"