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Hidden Beach Presents Unwrapped Vol 1

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We're not really sure how we feel about this project, as it's a bunch of modern jazz lite players doing versions of hip hop hits. What's even more ironic is that some of the tunes they're covering looped up bits of stuff by their peers, like Jeff Lorber. There's some players involved here who've cut some respectable enough records in the past, like Patrice Rushen and Paul Jackson, Jr., but they all tend to churn out "new" jazz for lite fm stations more than anything else these days, and have surrounded themsleves with players of that sort, like Everett Harp. Still, you can't question the grooves of tunes like "One More Chance", "The Light" and "Bonita Applebaum". If you've got a set coming up in a cafe or chilled spot, you might want this for your crates. Also includes "Forgot About Dre", "Ms Jackson", "You Got Me", and "I Get Around".  © 1996-2013, Dusty Groove, Inc.