TREES, by Avantdale Bowling Club
In 1995, Auckland saxophonist Nathan Haines’ debut album Shift Left opened a door between jazz and hip-hop, delivering sophisticated soul-jazz with beats and scratching from turntablist Manuel Bundy and vocals by Sani Sagala (aka Dei Hamo) and Pauly (OMC) Fuemana.
Shift Left bridged genres, linked South and Central Auckland, won the 22-year-old Haines the Jazz Album of the Year award and, almost 30 years on, remains our biggest-selling jazz album.
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