This recording is the result of a concert assembled by Sly5thAve aka Sylvester Uzoma Onyejiaka II – multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and producer – Eric Coleman (Mochilla) and Kentyah Fraser – who brought in Playing For Change, the non-profit music charity – and was dedicated to building a music school in Compton.
Taking place at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, some of L.A.’s finest musicians performed at the “Cali-Love” show which was attended by Dr. Dre – who took to the stage to congratulate Sly5thAve’s arrangements, and more than 1200 people who witnessed the first taste of Sly5thAve’s orchestral tribute to Dre’s legacy.
Think Isaac Hayes, MFSB, Salsoul Orchestra, Quincy Jones, John Barry, David Axelrod and Barry White’s Love Unlimited Orchestra – and that quality too. If Miles was still with us; he’d probably be all over this. The arrangements are genius and tighter than the Chancellor on budget day. No fat anywhere on this one.
| A1 | Shiznit | 4:34 |
| A2 | California Love | 6:23 |
| A3 | Drelude For Woo | 0:58 |
| A4 | Forgot About Dre | 1:53 |
| A5 | Interlude #2 | 2:59 |
| B1 | No Diggity | 3:26 |
| B2 | The Jam | 1:12 |
| B3 | Who Am I | 2:08 |
| B4 | The Jam Part II | 1:56 |
| B5 | I'd Rather Be With You | 4:01 |
| B6 | Curtis | 2:33 |
| C1 | Still D.R.E. | 4:47 |
| C2 | The Jam Part III | 2:00 |
| C3 | My Name Is | 1:30 |
| C4 | Interlude #3 | 2:11 |
| C5 | Guilty Conscience | 1:17 |
| C6 | Interlude #4 | 2:36 |
| C7 | Nuthin' But A "G" Thang | 3:19 |
| D1 | Interlude #5 | 1:11 |
| D2 | Let Me Ride (Radio Edit) | 4:20 |
| D3 | The Edge | 2:51 |
| D4 | Next Episode | 3:46 |
| D5 | Peace | 1:28 |
