Jazz Cats Pt.1 - Lyrics - Quasimoto

Quasimoto is the animated alter ego or side project of hip hop producer Madlib, from Oxnard, California. Quas is known for the raised pitch of his voice as if he was inhaling helium. Another notable characteristic is Quas inter-changing with Madlib's voice. One day in the studio, Madlib decided to rap to his own beats. He didn't like the sound of his voice so he decided to slow his recorder down, rap slowly, then speed the recording back up to produce Quasimoto's distinctive high pitched voice.

Yo I be getting lit listening to Sun Ra Early George Benson on down the Hampton Hall Steve Cole, George Cables all up in the rhodes See the Walt and Herbie Hancock drop the heavy load Gene Harris and the Three Sounds for soul jazz listeners Bobby Hutcherson up late geared to the Jazz Messengers Horace Silver (Bill Evans) to Terry Gibbs on the vibe Gary Burton and album archives Like Donald Byrd George Duke and Lee Morgan Shirley Scott Groove Holmes And Jimmy Smith up on the organ Gene Russell, the artist symbol of Chicago Inivators like Michael White push out the Cal Tjader Classic *** like Weather Report or Max Roach Laid back like Freddie Hubbard trumpet notes Cannonball Adderley Eddie Harris Mill Jackson Like Ron Carter's basslines will beat you like a backspin Yeah like a backspin We got the jazz my man Yo, who's got skills like Rahsaan Roland Kirk or conduct like William Fisher, go to work with the swisher Up and John Coltrane up in my headphones Gary Bartz, Mister Rub produce Lovetones Even Cool and the Gang got jazz for that *** Modern Jazz Quartet always got the A class Johnny Hammis met Carl Sanders Paul Bley Thelonious Monk Norman Conners Albert Ayler John Coltrane McCoy Tyner Dizzy Gillespie is presented by Don Sebesky I be cranking mad jack Got mad stacks of cool-out You know we pull the smoke tool out I give props to Bluenote And Black Jazz Impulse* CTI records and Plusga Verve to Milestone Atlantic and Muse There's plenty more that I could name But ya'll won't put them to use Anyway I love jazz my man We got the jazz We got the jazz [DAVID SANBORN] Ha ha.... ...universe... Freedom throughout the universe!... [x8]