Evolutions Per Minute

Dan Seeff
  • 5.0 (12)
  • MUSIC HISTORY

A podcast series connecting Hip Hop and Jazz

Episodes

  1. 12/22/2025

    Rashad Smith meets Henry Franklin

    Hip-hop producer Rashad Smith meets jazz bassist Henry Franklin to talk about how he sampled Franklin's "Sweet Spirit" for A Tribe Called Quest's "The Hop."

    16 min

  2. 12/22/2025

    Joe Chambers

    Jazz drummer Joe Chambers share his opinion on being sampled for Nas' "N.Y. State of Mind" and on hip-hop in general.

    17 min

  3. 12/22/2025

    Patrice Rushen

    Renowned pianist, composer and arranger Patrice talks about her experience being sampled in multiple hip-hop songs and shares her thoughts on relationship between the genres.

    28 min

  4. 12/22/2025

    Digable Planets meet Bobby Watson

    Digable Planets meet saxophonist Bobby Watson, who played on Art Blakey's "Stretchin'" that was sampled for one of the first hip-hop hits to sample jazz - "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)."

    15 min

  5. 12/22/2025

    Patti Austin meets DJ Khalil

    Grammy-winning producer DJ Khalil meets Patti Austin to talk about how reworked her song "Havana Candy" for Keith Murray's "Candi Bar."

    22 min

  6. 12/22/2025

    Large Professor meets Larry Mizell

    Hip-hop producer Large Professor meets soul/r&b producer Larry Mizell to talk about sampling Donald Byrd's "Think Twice" for the hip-hop classic "Lookin'at the Front Door."

    20 min

  7. 12/22/2025

    Souls of Mischief meet Billy Cobham

    Legendary hip-hop group Souls of Mischief meet jazz drummer Billy Cobham to talk about sampling his composition "Heather" to create their hip-hop classic "93 'Til Infinity"

    25 min

  8. 12/22/2025

    Pete Rock meets Tom Scott

    Jazz saxophonist Tom Scott meets legendary hip-hop producer Pete Rock to talk about how his saxophone solo became the basis of "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)".

    21 min

  9. 12/22/2025

    Members of the Pharcyde meet Chuck Rainey

    Renowned session bassist Chuck Rainey played bass on Quincy Jones' "Summer in the City" Rainey meets members of the Pharcyde to talk about how his bassline was sampled to create the classic hip-hop song, "Passin' Me By."

    34 min

  10. 12/22/2025

    Ron Carter meets Black Sheep

    Hear the story behind how Black Sheep sampled legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter to create the hip-hop classic "The Choice is Yours (Revisited)" told by the artists themselves.

    28 min
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A podcast series connecting Hip Hop and Jazz

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  • Creator
    Dan Seeff
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
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