http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.873&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rssJazz and hip-hop form an eloquent alliance solidified by the visionary spirit and uncanny manual dexterity of DJ Rob Swift. A founding member of turntablist supergroup the X-ecutioners, he's embarked on solo projects that are anything but. Unlike many DJ's compositions, which feature turntables as the only instruments and their masters as the only musicians, his work incorporates the talents of several MCs, jazz musicians, and producers as he plays ringmaster in a circus of the sublime. From behind the tables and the sound booth glass, he coaxes Cool Jazz and smoldering hip-hop into harmonies of the two that showcase the finer points of both. Fans of scratch action needn't worry though. While MCs rhyme and horns blow, Swift cuts plenty of wax to shreds, and yes, there are many turntable solos. Not that you'd forget, but the X-ecutioners lend a wrist or two (or ten) to remind you this is DJ music. - Alex HenningInstrumental (East Coast)en720Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:12:01 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.873&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz and hip-hop form an eloquent alliance solidified by the visionary spirit and uncanny manual dexterity of DJ Rob Swift. A founding member of turntablist supergroup the X-ecutioners, he's embarked on solo projects that are anything but. Unlike many DJ's compositions, which feature turntables as the only instruments and their masters as the only musicians, his work incorporates the talents of several MCs, jazz musicians, and producers as he plays ringmaster in a circus of the sublime. From behind the tables and the sound booth glass, he coaxes Cool Jazz and smoldering hip-hop into harmonies of the two that showcase the finer points of both. Fans of scratch action needn't worry though. While MCs rhyme and horns blow, Swift cuts plenty of wax to shreds, and yes, there are many turntable solos. Not that you'd forget, but the X-ecutioners lend a wrist or two (or ten) to remind you this is DJ music. - Alex Henning http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233935&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Turntabalism/DJ Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 9233935 tra.9233935 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Who Sampled This? alb.9233293 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/1/8/1328137_170x170.jpg 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 true Funk Time tra.9233935 143000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233935&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233935&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1874483&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 23 Feb 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 1874483 tra.1874483 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 The Ablist alb.230068 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/5/635025_170x170.jpg 1999-01-01 00:00:00.0 1999-02-23 00:00:00.0 true I'm Leaving tra.1874483 153000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1874483&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1874483&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1874474&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 23 Feb 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 1874474 tra.1874474 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 The Ablist alb.230068 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/5/635025_170x170.jpg 1999-01-01 00:00:00.0 1999-02-23 00:00:00.0 true Dope On Plastic tra.1874474 129000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1874474&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1874474&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233938&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 9233938 tra.9233938 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Who Sampled This? alb.9233293 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/1/8/1328137_170x170.jpg 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 true Rob Swift Meets Charlie Parker tra.9233938 201000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233938&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233938&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1874479&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 23 Feb 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 1874479 tra.1874479 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 The Ablist alb.230068 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/5/635025_170x170.jpg 1999-01-01 00:00:00.0 1999-02-23 00:00:00.0 true Fusion Beats tra.1874479 227000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1874479&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1874479&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233941&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 9233941 tra.9233941 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Who Sampled This? alb.9233293 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/1/8/1328137_170x170.jpg 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 true Precision On The Cut tra.9233941 187000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233941&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233941&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233940&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 9233940 tra.9233940 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Who Sampled This? alb.9233293 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/1/8/1328137_170x170.jpg 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 true Slow It Down tra.9233940 73000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233940&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233940&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18088967&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Sun, 1 Jun 2008 22:12:11 -0700 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 18088967 tra.18088967 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Dust to Dust alb.18066508 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/7/7/0/1180773_170x170.jpg 2008-01-15 00:00:00.0 null true Dust tra.18088967 45000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18088967&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18088967&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233937&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 9233937 tra.9233937 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Who Sampled This? alb.9233293 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/1/8/1328137_170x170.jpg 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 true Queens Lounge 2 tra.9233937 114000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233937&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233937&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233932&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 9233932 tra.9233932 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Who Sampled This? alb.9233293 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/1/8/1328137_170x170.jpg 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 true Queens Lounge tra.9233932 285000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233932&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233932&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233934&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 9233934 tra.9233934 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Who Sampled This? alb.9233293 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/1/8/1328137_170x170.jpg 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 true Shady Beats tra.9233934 192000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233934&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233934&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233936&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 9233936 tra.9233936 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Who Sampled This? alb.9233293 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/1/8/1328137_170x170.jpg 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 true The Half Time Radio Show tra.9233936 711000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233936&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233936&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233933&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 9233933 tra.9233933 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Who Sampled This? alb.9233293 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/1/8/1328137_170x170.jpg 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 true 2 Minutes Of Soul tra.9233933 144000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233933&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233933&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18088983&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Sun, 1 Jun 2008 22:12:11 -0700 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 18088983 tra.18088983 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Dust to Dust alb.18066508 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/7/7/0/1180773_170x170.jpg 2008-01-15 00:00:00.0 null true 1970s tra.18088983 321000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18088983&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18088983&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18088968&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Sun, 2 Nov 2008 21:51:07 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 18088968 tra.18088968 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Dust to Dust alb.18066508 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/7/7/0/1180773_170x170.jpg 2008-01-15 00:00:00.0 null true To tra.18088968 106000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18088968&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18088968&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233939&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 9233939 tra.9233939 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Who Sampled This? alb.9233293 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/1/8/1328137_170x170.jpg 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 true Interview With Colored Man tra.9233939 196000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233939&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233939&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233942&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 9233942 tra.9233942 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Who Sampled This? alb.9233293 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/1/8/1328137_170x170.jpg 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 true Some Laid Back Cool Sh*t tra.9233942 149000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233942&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233942&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8903548&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 13 May 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 8903548 tra.8903548 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Soulful Fruit alb.8903181 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/4/3/1163472_170x170.jpg 2005-11-11 00:00:00.0 1997-05-13 00:00:00.0 true This Is A Remix tra.8903548 111000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8903548&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8903548&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233945&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 9233945 tra.9233945 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Who Sampled This? alb.9233293 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/1/8/1328137_170x170.jpg 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 true Some Max Out Sh*t tra.9233945 249000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233945&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233945&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233944&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 9233944 tra.9233944 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Who Sampled This? alb.9233293 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/1/8/1328137_170x170.jpg 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 true Rude Boys tra.9233944 105000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233944&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233944&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233943&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 9233943 tra.9233943 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Who Sampled This? alb.9233293 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/1/8/1328137_170x170.jpg 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 2006-01-17 00:00:00.0 true Bad Boy tra.9233943 347000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233943&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9233943&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8903550&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 13 May 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 8903550 tra.8903550 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Soulful Fruit alb.8903181 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/4/3/1163472_170x170.jpg 2005-11-11 00:00:00.0 1997-05-13 00:00:00.0 true Some Ol' Rough Sh*t tra.8903550 108000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8903550&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8903550&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8874143&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Sat, 1 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 8874143 tra.8874143 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Another Friendly Game of Baseball...Xtra Innings" alb.8871750 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/1/7/757179_170x170.jpg 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Main tra.8874143 210000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8874143&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8874143&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7677873&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 6 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 7677873 tra.7677873 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 Wargames alb.7675953 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/1/1/741111_170x170.jpg 2005-09-06 00:00:00.0 2005-09-06 00:00:00.0 true The Mad Bombers tra.7677873 38000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7677873&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7677873&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1874489&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental (East Coast) Tue, 23 Feb 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rob Swift on Rhapsody Online 1874489 tra.1874489 Rob Swift art.873 0.99 The Ablist alb.230068 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/5/635025_170x170.jpg 1999-01-01 00:00:00.0 1999-02-23 00:00:00.0 true This is Our Day tra.1874489 237000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1874489&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1874489&variant=data&rws=%2Frob-swift%2Ftop-tracks.rss