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Jazzy Jay

Real name: John Lawrence Byas

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About

Influential Bronx NY hip-hop DJ, producer, and engineer. Protégé of Afrika Bambaataa. Founder of label.

Releases

4

All 12"LP Remixes Other

It's Yours12"1984

Def Jam / Cold Chillin' In The Spot12"1985

Envious12"1986

It's Yours / Funky Soul Makossa12"1990

Also known as

Jayson ByasJohn ByasJonathan Bias

Jazzy Jay — Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Remixes & productions (16)

All credits Remixes / Edits Productions Mixed by Mastered by Vocals Written by

White People
Handsome Boy Modeling School·Atlantic·2004
1 track credited
- C10Rock And Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This) Part 2Vocals
Vocals
Stop The World
Black Rock & Ron·RCA·1989
2 tracks credited
- 6That's How I'm Livin'Engineer
- 8Getting LargeEngineer
Engineer
Reckless
Afrika Bambaataa & Family·EMI·1988
1 track credited
- BMind Body And SoulProducer
Producer
Sho Nuff Funky
Afrika Bambaataa & Family·EMI·1988
2 tracks credited
- B1Tell Me When You Need It Again (Vocal Mix 1)Producer
- B2Tell Me When You Need It Again (Instrumental Mix 3)Producer
Producer
Radio
LL Cool J·Def Jam Recordings·1985
1 track credited
- B2I Need A Beat (Remix)Remix
Remix
Can't Hold Back!
Ice Cream Tee·UNI Records·1989
EngineerMixed ByProducer+ release-level
Let's Work
Ice Cream Tee·UNI Records·1989
Producer+ release-level
Red Alert Goes Berserk
Red Alert·Let's Go Records·1987
1 track credited
- A2That's How I'm LivingProducer
Producer
Holy War (Live) / Somethin Different
Divine Force·Yamak-ka Records Inc.·1987
Mixed By+ release-level
Freedom To Party 1 - The First Legal Rave
Various·Trax Music·1990
1 track credited
- D4Ndodemnyama - Free South AfricaMixed By
Mixed By
Welcome To The Club
Various·Jump Street (3)·1987
2 tracks credited
- A3GirlsMixed By
- A3GirlsProducer
Mixed ByProducer
Envious
Seville·N.V.·1986
Producer+ release-level
B-Boys Style
Lil' Jazzy Jay & Cool Supreme·Easy Street Records·1985
Producer+ release-level
Street Sounds ‘87-3
Various·Street Sounds·1987
1 track credited
- B4GirlsProducer
Producer
Hip Hop 87
Various·Serious Records (2)·1987
1 track credited
- B4Take A Walk (U.S. Mix)Producer
Producer
Electro Sessions
Various·Sessions·2005
1 track credited
- 12The GoddessProducer
Producer

SEE ALSO

Close collaborators

Arthur BakerProducer1 master
Russell SimmonsVocals1 master
Special K (2)Vocals1 master
T La RockVocals1 master