Us3 – Hand On The Torch

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A1	Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) Rap – Rahsaan Trumpet – Gerard Presencer Written-By – Kelly*	4:37
A2	I Got It Goin' On Rap [Verse 2] – Rahsaan Rap [Verses 1&3] – Kobie Powell Tenor Saxophone – Mike Smith (3) Trombone – Dennis Rollins Trumpet – Gerard Presencer Written-By – Wilson* Rap [Verse 2] – Rahsaan Rap [Verses 1&3] – Kobie Powell Tenor Saxophone – Mike Smith (3) Trombone – Dennis Rollins Trumpet – Gerard Presencer Written-By – Wilson*	4:58
A3	Different Rhythms, Different People Written-By – Simpson*	1:16
A4	It's Like That Rap – Kobie Powell Written-By – Rollins*	3:40
A5	Just Another Brother Rap – Kobie Powell Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Ed Jones Written-By – Simpson*	3:42
A6	Cruisin' Rap – Rahsaan Soprano Saxophone – Steve Williamson Written-By – Kelly*	3:30
A7	I Go To Work Guitar – Tony Remy Rap – Kobie Powell Written-By – Monk*	4:04
B1	Tukka Yoot's Riddim Rap – Tukka Yoot Tenor Saxophone – Ed Jones Written-By – Cropper*	5:41
B2	Knowledge Of Self Rap – Rahsaan Written-By – Kelly*	4:18
B3	Lazy Day Backing Vocals – Marie Harper Rap – Kobie Powell Tenor Saxophone – Ed Jones Written-By – Simpson*	4:40
B4	Eleven Long Years Rap – Tukka Yoot Trumpet – Gerard Presencer Written-By – Taylor*	3:47
B5	Make Tracks Piano – Matt Cooper Rap – Kobie Powell Written-By – Simpson*	4:45
B6	The Darkside Rap – Rahsaan Written-By – Kelly*	5:19

Lacquer Cut By – Wally*
Producer, Mixed By, Engineer, Keyboards, Programmed By [All Programming] – Mel Simpson
Producer, Mixed By, Sampler [Samples], Programmed By [Programming], Scratches – Geoff Wilkinson
Sleeve Notes – Bruce Lundvall
Typography – Stylorouge

Produced and mixed for Us3 Productions.
Recorded and mixed at Flame Studios, London.

Track 1 featuring samples from "Cantaloupe Island" as performed by Art Blakey Quintet.
Track 2 featuring a sample from "Ronnie's Bonnie" as performed by Reuben Wilson.
Track 3 featuring vocal samples from "Art Blakey's Comments On Ritual" and "At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2" by The Jazz Messengers.
Track 4 featuring samples from "Alfie's Theme" as performed by Big Lou Donaldson.
Track 5 featuring samples from "Crisis" as performed by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Track 7 featuring samples from "Straight No Chaser" as performed by Thelonious Monk.
Track 8 featuring samples from "Sookie Sookie" as performed by Grant Green.
Track 10 featuring a sample from "Goin' Down South" as performed by Bobby Hutcherson.
Track 11 featuring samples from "Song For My Father" as performed by Herbie Hancock.
Track 12 featuring samples from "Filthy McNasty" as performed by Donald Byrd.
Track 13 featuring a sample from "Steppin' Into Tomorrow" as performed by Donald Byrd.

Catalogue # B1-80883 on labels
Catalogue # B1 0777 7 80883 1 8 on backside & spine

Barcode: 0777-7-80883-1-8
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, etched/stamped): SP B1-80883-A F-3 Wally [st:] MASTERED BY CAPITOL
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, etched/stamped): B1-80883-B F-3 Wally [st:] MASTERED BY CAPITOL

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Hand On The Torch (CD, Album)	Blue Note	CDP 0777 7 80883 2 5	US	1993
Recently Edited	Hand On The Torch (LP, Album)	Blue Note	0777 7 80883 1 8, 7 80883 1, EST 2195	UK	1993
Recently Edited	Hand On The Torch (Cassette, Album, Dolby HX Pro, B NR)	Blue Note	B4 0777 7 80883 4 9	US	1993
Recently Edited	Hand On The Torch (CD, Album, Club Edition)	Blue Note	CDP 580883	US	1993
	Hand On The Torch (CD, Album)	Blue Note	0777 7 80883 2 5	Europe	1993

mikej75421 Sep 28, 2024
This sounds great! It’s slightly softer so that they can squeeze 54 minutes of music on one record, but it sounds good cranked up! I would guess that a 2 record solution would be even better, though!
DaftDoki Mar 15, 2023
Sounds clean and dynamic. I think it is better than the first press CD.
DeletedDiscogs Jun 3, 2007
Edited 18 years ago

This album has aged really well. What US3 did was prove that you could mix hip-hop and jazz, and they did a great job of it. "Cantaloop" was a massive hit and is still fresh today. Within the sampled beats and bass there is some great solo trumpet, saxophone and piano to give a bit of flavour for that nu-jazz generation. The lyrics are your basic "I'm-a-better-rapper-than-you" though. The fact that the music is great makes it all worth it. I do wish there was an all instumental album.

A surprise track is 'The Darkside'. It doesn't really have any jazz elements in it but it instead has this creepy feel to it as the song takes you through the "eyes of a black man". This album is something that was really hard for US3 to follow up with but I'm glad to see them still around.