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From Miles Davis to Herbie Hancock: jazz samples shaped the sound of hip-hop. Dig deep into the jazz records below to discover classic jazz records, soul jazz, acid jazz, funky jazz, or contemporary jazz compositions. Whether that's to produce boom-bap and jazz rap or to flip elements of jazz in your beats. 
 
## Overview of Tracklib's jazz samples page
 

### Importance and impact of jazz in music production

Numerous elements of jazz are essential to any style of music production: a human touch, a lively spirit, and being open to a sense of improvisation. That’s also the nature of sample packs like Felix Weldon’s Jazz Drums 3 and Mark Fletcher’s Jazz Brushes for Loopmasters. Kanye West once told [Statik Selektah](https://www.tracklib.com/blog/tracklib-live-cookup) that “jazz was dead,” so Statik [ended up making a jazz album](https://www.mtv.com/news/t2scz1/statik-selektah-kanye-west-what-goes-around). Follow in his footsteps and dig up the perfect samples and the best jazz records to sample. 
 
### Highlighting the diversity and authenticity of jazz samples 
 
There’s one thing sample packs can’t recreate. Not even a definitive jazz sample pack: sampling real, authentic sounds from jazz records. By using Tracklib, you can even sample music by the accomplished jazz drummer [Billy Cobham](https://www.tracklib.com/music/artists/billy-cobham) who played with the likes of Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, and was previously sampled by [Souls of Mischief for “93 Til Infinity.”](https://www.tracklib.com/blog/samplelike-atribecalledquest-soulsofmischief-jcole). Hell, you can even sample an orchestral composition of a [Herbie Hancock original](https://www.tracklib.com/music/artists/herbie-hancock) on Tracklib. To dig even deeper for jazz samples, check out the feature [5 Hidden Gems from Jazz Greats to Sample](https://www.tracklib.com/blog/5-hidden-gems-from-jazz-icons-sample). 
 
### Jazz genres and styles represented in the collection 
 
Digging into these jazz samples goes as deep as the genre itself. But here’s a brief overview of subgenres and jazz styles to sample on Tracklib: 
 
#### Acid Jazz 
#### Soul Jazz 
#### Smooth Jazz 
#### Contemporary Jazz 
#### Cinematic Jazz Piano 
#### Funky Jazz 
 

### Clearing jazz samples for legal use 
 
Here’s the good news: Tracklib makes sample clearance easy. That means you can use any jazz samples and collections to your liking. Clearing jazz samples is done in a matter of minutes… Not sure how? Read *[Music Sampling: A Beginner’s Guide](https://www.tracklib.com/blog/music-sampling-guide)*, *[Sample Clearance Demystified](https://www.tracklib.com/blog/music-clearance)*, or expand your knowledge with *[Myths & Misconceptions About Sampling Music Debunked](https://www.tracklib.com/blog/sampling-myths)*. 
 
### Similar Samples to this Jazz Collection 

Some might say “jazz” is an outdated term. Even more so since younger genres such as boom-bap and jazz rap adopted elements of jazz. We’re living in a [post-Dilla world](https://www.tracklib.com/blog/jdilla-nujabes-sampling-howto-beats), after all. Records like [Madlib](https://www.tracklib.com/blog/iconic-sampling-techniques)’s *[Yesterday’s New Quintet](https://www.tracklib.com/blog/5-hidden-gems-from-jazz-icons-sample)* and [Nujabes](https://www.tracklib.com/blog/jdilla-nujabes-sampling-howto-beats)’ *[Modal Soul](https://www.tracklib.com/music/collections/225089)* have blurred the boundaries between jazz musicians and hip-hop producers. With that said, also make sure to check out similar genres, cross-overs, and other samples including [jazz funk](https://www.tracklib.com/music/genres/jazz-funk) and [jazz fusion](https://www.tracklib.com/music/genres/fusion). 
 
### Recommended sample libraries for further exploration of jazz-inspired samples

Tracklib also offers a wide range of jazz samples collections. For example, explore the jazz records in *[Jazz For Your Soul](https://www.tracklib.com/music/collections/6668)*, *[Jazzy Basslines](https://www.tracklib.com/music/collections/486531)*, or *[Legends of Jazz](https://www.tracklib.com/music/collections/308535)*.