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James Forman (January 3, 1946 – January 9, 2022), known professionally as James Mtume, was an American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist, and radio personality.

He came to prominence as a jazz musician, working with Miles Davis between 1971 and 1975. Mtume's R&B group, also called Mtume, is best known for the 1983 R&B hit song "Juicy Fruit", which has been repeatedly sampled. Mtume the band also had a top-five R&B hit with the single "You, Me, and He".

James Forman was born on January 3, 1946, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the son of jazz saxophonist Jimmy Heath, but was raised by his stepfather, a Philadelphia local jazz pianist, James "Hen Gates" Forman.

Mtume grew up in a musical environment with jazz musicians frequenting his parents' house. He learned to play piano and percussion; however, from his teenage years he was pursuing athletics as a swimmer, having achieved read more...
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MTUME Rebirth Cycle album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Rebirth Cycle
Fusion 1977
MTUME Kiss This World Goodbye album cover 2.50 | 1 ratings
 Kiss This World Goodbye
Funk 1978
MTUME In Search Of The Rainbow Seekers album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 In Search Of The Rainbow Seekers
RnB 1980
MTUME Juicy Fruit album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
 Juicy Fruit
RnB 1983
MTUME You, Me And He album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 You, Me And He
RnB 1984
MTUME Native Son album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Native Son
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1986
MTUME Theater Of The Mind album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Theater Of The Mind
RnB 1986

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MTUME Alkebu-Lan: Land of The Blacks album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Alkebu-Lan: Land of The Blacks
Avant-Garde Jazz 1972

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MTUME The Best of Mtume and Lucas album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 The Best of Mtume and Lucas
RnB 2004
MTUME Prime Time: The Epic Anthology album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Prime Time: The Epic Anthology
RnB 2018

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MTUME Juicy Fruit

Album · 1983 · RnB
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You won't find much "jazz" on here but this is a great '80's R&B/funk/dance record. Sampled many times by many hip hoppers, there are beats to spare, spirit to burn, and Mtume and crew show unique creativity for an album produced during this time period. The highlight is the hit title track, but the material is uniformly strong.

If you're going to have an '80's dance party, skip the Prince clones and spin this record with your Trouble Funk, Midnight Star, Twilight, and Kid Creole and the Coconuts discs. The cover art is ultra cheesy and so is the music, but isn't that part of the fun?

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