Us3 is a jazz-rap group founded in London in 1992. Their name was inspired by a Horace Parlan recording produced by Alfred Lion, the founder of Blue Note Records. On their debut album, Hand on the Torch, Us3 exclusively used samples from the Blue Note Records catalogue, all originally produced by Lion.
First released 1993, this is a 2022 reissue.
Tracklisting:
| A1 | Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)
Featuring [Samples From] – The Art Blakey Quintet*, Herbie Hancock |
4:37 |
| A2 | I Got It Goin’ On | 4:58 |
| A3 | Different Rhythms Different People
Featuring [Samples From] – The Jazz Messengers |
1:16 |
| A4 | It’s Like That
Featuring [Samples From] – Big John Patton*, Lou Donaldson |
3:40 |
| A5 | Just Another Brother
Featuring [Samples From] – Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers |
3:42 |
| A6 | Cruisin’ | 3:30 |
| A7 | I Go To Work
Featuring [Samples From] – Thelonious Monk |
4:04 |
| B1 | Tukka Yoot’s Riddim
Featuring [Samples From] – Grant Green |
5:41 |
| B2 | Knowledge Of Self | 4:18 |
| B3 | Lazy Day
Featuring [Samples From] – Bobby Hutcherson |
4:40 |
| B4 | Eleven Long Years
Featuring [Samples From] – Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver |
3:47 |
| B5 | Make Tracks
Featuring [Samples From] – Donald Byrd, Horace Silver |
4:45 |
| B6 | The Darkside
Featuring [Samples From] – Donald Byrd |
5:19 |
