Yes sir! This was back when the Jazz element had a heavy influence on Hip Hop! Jazmatazz, Souls of Mischief, The Pharcyde, Digable Planets I’m Cool Like That! Us3 Cantaloupe.. Dip Trip Flip Fantasia! All the the Saxophone samples! What a great time to be into Hip-Hop! If you were there then you know how great it was!!!!
This is one of the nicests fusions between jazz, rap music and turntablism. I love when real jazz musicians sit down and collaborate with Djs, showing respect for the turntable as an instrument too. I've also loved the early albums from DJ Greyboy, they also offer a great mix between jazz, turntablism and funk. Jazz Liberatorz and Nubiyan Twist's Figure numatic also came to my mind, as well as some of Guru's jazzy projects. But I never found a lot of similar artists doing such good music. We just need more of this jazzy hiphop turntable music! I feel the scratching fits so well, we need more DJs using the turntable as a proper instrument for solos and melodies, not just a little bit of scratching here and there. The energy and potential is amazing IMHO.
Had a similar experience at one in South Carolina on the way to a performance. My buddy and I sat there for about 20 minutes watching people come in after us get their orders taken. Not a single waitress even looked our way. It was like we were invisible. We finally decided that if they didn't want 'our' money - to hell with them, and we walked out. And this was in the late 90s. Damn shame. Peace #LeFonque #Branford #Salute
My dad had this when I wasn't even ten, I loved the whole album but this track stuck *way* out to me. Planted seeds of jazz and hiphop love that didn't properly bloom for three decades. Love this shit
I remember listing to this a lot when I was about 13. This has brought back a lot of memories. Love this song , love this album, love this man, he's amazing. I also like the the Jerseys he's wearing very cool.
I love Buckshot Lefonque. Kept this on repeat back in the day. Heard about the black truckers who were refused service recently and this song came to mind.
This is one of the dopest pieces of music I've ever heard. I remember hearing it for the first time on one of The Real World shows. I think it was the 4th season back in the day. Then one day I got a mix with it on there!
Amazing story about that lick. I worked on this album (samplers, synths, digital audio) and that Epistrophy quote is the one contribution I made, that I hear every time. I was in awe of Breakfast at Denny's and loved the tune. I watched Branford compose it over about a week. One day, after DJ Premier was scratching and recording samples, I went out to the Parking Lot (Sony Music Studios LA). Branford was chatting with me and a few others and I told him how much I loved "Denny's" and how the changes reminded me of Epistrophy, one of my favorite Monk tunes. I wasn't sure Branford was even listening, but he is all knowing and one of the smartest people I've ever worked with, in any capacity. 20 Minutes later, we go inside, he records his sax solo, and quotes Epistrophy in the middle of it. I was floored. Did it all in the first take. A true master!
@@benaustin6361 wow , that's amazing indeed. I don't even remember listening to the Benny breakfast song. I kind of forgot it. But thanks for the reminder !
There is a version of this song in which Irving Mills' racist quote is fully bare. That was one of Branford's first ideas for the tune. The big band jazz lick that closes this version is from Duke Ellington, one of the records for which Mills stole half of Ellington's publishing. And Mills introduces the Duke with the quote "The Greatest Living Master of Jungle Music." DJ Premier cut that up beautifully on the first version we did.
Preem just did a “So Wassup” episode on this. Great explanation of the backstory from Cannonball Adderley playing on Louis Smith’s album and how it led to Branford taking up an altered spelling of the name because this project was considered a departure for him by a lot of jazz purists and what not. Go check it out.
Actually the bass is sampled from The modern Jazz Quartet - La Ronde Suite @2:50 ishru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yBvLzX2TcK8.htmlsi=fSBKV2WIzScdASXu @@benaustin6361
Denny's iz baned 4 life on my list of food spots ever since those infamous dayz. Y'all know & remember what I'm talkin' bout. If not, you got a computer in your hand most ov tha day, research dat on your own.
Dan Kelly : THEY REFUSED TO SERVE BLACK PEOPLE AND IF THEY DID GET AROUND TO IT,THEY GAVE BEYOND POOR SERVICE! CHECK THE JAY LENO PORTION OF THE VID AT THE END AS AN EXAMPLE.
é sempre assim né?! um dia desses eu e uma “amiga mirim” entramos em uma loja, as 2 funcionarias/gerentes/donas (?) pararam de conversar entre elas e nos olharam, ficamos olhando as roupas e elas MUDAS … aquilo nos causou um desconforto/raiva tão grandes saímos de lá com um “obrigada” monossilábico e o silêncio continuou
You gotta be a damn fool to eat or drink anything in a place like that. Here's your snot eggs and butter hock floor toast. Places like this are still in operation in 2019.
