G-Clef da Mad Komposa is unique among Hip-Hop Producers in that his talent as an emcee and a professional musician have put him at the underground forefront of every avant garde movement in the history of Hip-Hop since he started making tracks in 1988. Here by popular demand are some of the classic instrumental tracks that provided the sonic canvas for artists such as himself, the legendary Soul Kid Klik, Ghetto Philharmonic, Infamous Mr. Savage, Goodfella Mike G, and even the late great Weldon Irvine. Presented here in two volumes, Kompositionz, Volume 1 and 2, should finally establish, without a doubt, the classic quality of G-Clef's beats that earned him the title of the 'Mad Komposa' from his peers.
Soulkid Veteran Producer, G-Clef has dug deep into his crates to compile this special edition release of many of his rarest productions throughout the years. This album is a goldmine of until now, unreleased gems, spanning from 1992 all the way up to 2001, with artists like Gravediggaz, Onyx to lesser known Soul Kid Klik members like Quayshaun, formerly signed to Epic Records. This is a MUST for any serious underground Hip-Hop collector!
Reknowned alto saxophonist Joey "G-Clef" Cavaseno puts "wood to metal" in this extremely unique journey through the music of the Pop/Rock band Evanescence here fully transformed into an intimate acoustic setting. G-Clef plays Amy Lee's soaring vocal melodies, backed by the sonoric tapestries of jazz legends guitarist William Ash (Tribute to Wes Montgomery) and acoustic bassist Peter Hartmann (Yalloppin' Hounds).
Originally pressed as a 2 part series back in 1996, G-Clef's Jazzy Breaks has now been reissued due to popular demand, via special arrangement between Soulkid Records & Fat Beats Distribution. The first LP, G-Clef's Jazzy Breaks, Volume 1 has earned legendary status in the annals of Hip- Hop/Jazz, as G-Clef Da Mad Komposa's "Ghetto Philharmonic" project on Tuff City Records back in 1993 has been cited as the first true Jazz and Hip-Hop fusion with singles dating back to 1992, and demos dating back to 1989. On "Jazzy Breaks", G-Clef released this LP independently in order to really stretch out and experiment productionwise, mixing extremely rare jazz samples with chopped breaks, and live horns and keys. What resulted was a very tasteful, innovative, yet entirely music fusion, with moods ranging from mystical eeriness to the cool and mellow.
Terminate on Sight is the second studio album from the Rap group G-Unit, a Hip Hop group originating from New York City. G-Unit emerged on the New York scene by independently releasing several mixtapes. The name of the group is short for "Guerilla Unit" as well as "Gangsta Unit".
As early as 1992, the true innovators of the Hip-Hop Jazz movement, Ghetto Philharmonic stayed busy promoting their sound and making the rounds on various NYC area college radio shows, where they were often asked to display their instrumental skills on the spot. With G-Clef da Mad Komposa on alto saxophone and Sledge on trumpet, what resulted was often one hellafied, cutting egde spontaneous jam session that shook the music scene to its very rafters. This album serves as further documentation of the fact that Ghetto Philharmonic was already breaking new ground in music in 1992-3, even before their full album release in 1994. DJ's spinning along include such legends as DJ Slynke, DJ Riz, and even DJ Spinbad himself, who was then a member of the group. Also included are some bonus track demos that were not included on "The Alternate Masters".
In 1992, Tuff City Records signed Ghetto Philharmonic, the premier jazz-meets-rap crew, the true innovators of the whole soon to be jazz/rap movement eventually associated with A Tribe Called Quest, US2, Digable Planets, and Brand New Heavies. However GP had a difference in that the emcees and producers were not only B-Boys who stayed true to the art, but accomplished jazz musicians as well. After performing at the 1993 New Music Seminar, just about every major label got a taste of the future, and soon scrambled to develop "similar" acts. By the time their album, "Hip-Hop Be-Bop" was finally released in 1994 after considerable delay, Tuff City had missed the boat. Here now, for the first time since 1994, are the alternate masters, digital remasterings, and shelved songs: the definitive recordings of Ghetto Philharmonic.
