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British jazz rap band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Us3 is a British jazz rap group founded by London-based producer Geoff Wilkinson in 1992.

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The name was inspired by Us Three, a Horace Parlan album produced in 1960 by Alfred Lion, the founder of Blue Note Records.[1] Us3's debut album, Hand on the Torch, used samples from Blue Note songs produced by Lion.

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History

In the early 1990s, London-based producer Geoff Wilkinson produced two recordings under the name Us3. The first was 1990's "Where Will We Be in the 21st Century", a limited-edition white label 12" release. It drew the attention of independent label Ninja Tune, resulting in NW1's 1991 12-inch single "The Band Played The Boogie", featuring UK rapper Born 2 B.[2]

Wilkinson established Us3 with production partner Mel Simpson.[2] One of the resulting demos, recorded in March 1992, was "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)", featuring UK trumpeter Gerard Presencer.[2] It sampled Herbie Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island".[2] Us3 went on hiatus 2014, during which Wilkinson went on to specialise in producing film and library music.[3]

In 2025, Us3 returned with a new studio album titled Soundtrack focused on instrumental works.

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Discography

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