So its where did the sample come from 3.  So far we've been to Bollywood and tracked down the original Eastern Jam sample and delved into american literature and found about the slave Kunta Kinte. The namesake of one of the most famous riffs in reggae. This month we've tracked down the component parts of Alix Perez and Sabre's  "Solitary Native" released on Shogun in 2007.

"Solitary Native" is an emalgamation of elements from two completely different pieces of music combined to make a truly amazing piece of liquid drum and bass.  So what are these parts?The lunge style synth line comes from a piece of music composed by Billy Cobham.  Described as Jazz fusions greatest drummer ever, Cobham has been heavily sampled over the years by Massive Attack, Souls of mischief (we'll get to that in a minute) and a host of others.  The particular piece we're interested in is called "Heather". A laid back Jazz piece which is unmistakeable as a key component of "Solitary Native"

So there's the melody. Now as far as I've seen its common knowledge that "Heather" is in solitary native but no one seems to know where the vocal is from.  It's obvious its from a completely different piece of music.  I have tracked down that piece. The vocal is in fact the American baritone Nat King Cole and originated in his 1956 single "Ain't Misbehavin'"

Perez and Sabre aren't the only who've sampled the Billy Cobham piece.  Hip Hop fans will know the californian hip hop group Souls Of MIschief  used the riff in their anthem "93 till infinity" which charted 17 in the american R&B and Hip Hop chart and reached 85 in the billboard chart.