線索一：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazze_Pha
這裡我們可以瞭解Phalon和Jazze Pha之間的關聯。很有趣的地方是，原來Phalon的父親是70年代Stax唱片的大團the Bar-Kays貝斯手James Alexander，喔，越來越接近Jazze Pha能夠製作R&B的那個已經髒掉的引線，所以線索二就顯得特別珍貴。線索二：Jazze Pah & Cee-Lo
Jazze Pha & Cee-Lo兩個大個子最近合作了一首單曲Happy Hour，在一個宣傳訪問中，Jazze Pha將Phalon Alexander的故事給說了出來：
http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A21393節錄這篇訪問值得注意的地方
Far from random and anonymous, Jazze Pha's beats unmistakably carry his imprint. They are usually elegant and plush, evoking playalistic sounds of early '80s funk and R&B like Eumir Deodato's work with Kool & the Gang on "Ladies Night" and "Too Hot." While slightly derivative of R. Kelly's "Step in the Name of Love," Jazze Pha's beat for David Banner's "Touchin'" single sways with a grace all its own. The same combination of easy, open drum patterns and finely strummed bass licks can be found on T.I.'s "Let's Get Away" and Ludacris' "Area Codes."
（Bass licks，這應該來自他父親的影響）
Jazze Pha's freshness as a hip-hop personality belies his years of musical experience. Born Phalon Alexander, he's the son of James Alexander, bassist for Memphis soul veterans the Bar-Kays. In addition to scoring two decades worth of its own R&B and funk hits, that group (along with Booker T. and the MGs) created Stax Records' famous Memphis sound, and backed Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding on those singers' classic recordings.
"I was really raised by mother," says Jazze Pha. "My pops, he was out there doing his thing, putting it down. They separated, and they weren't together. I saw him when I could. I saw him more when I was older. I think every kid wants to see his dad. But he was out there doing his thing.
"My dad used to bring me here [to Atlanta] for the Jack the Rapper convention every year," he continues. At one convention in the late '80s, he met future urban icons like Sean "Puffy" Combs, who had just begun his legendary stint as an executive at Uptown Records. "When I was a young cat, I was like, 'I'm going to move out there," he says. And he did in 1993. Besides some teenage gigs building roofs in California, where he and his mother relocated after the divorce, Jazze Pha hasn't had a job outside of the record industry, much less a regular 9-to-5 gig. By the age of 21, he already had a deal with Elektra Records as an R&B singer. A debut album, Rising to the Top, appeared under Phalon in 1990, but it sold poorly.
The label dropped him. "I was crushed in the beginning, like anybody would be," he says. "You know, when you call somebody and say, 'I have a record deal,' that's kinda big. But I got over it quick."
Shortly after, Jazze Pha had an epiphany when he bought a drum machine. On his solo album, he says, he often dictated the arrangements he wanted to his producers, but didn't get any credit for his contributions. "Once I started touching the equipment, I realized, 'Oh, OK. I don't need five people to make a song. I can make the song myself.'" Besides, Rising to the Top's lack of success discouraged him from pursuing another deal as a singer. "I wanted to get paid," he says. "I knew I could do beats." So he decided to remake himself as a producer.
Perhaps Jazze Pha is still figuring out what the album's true concept will be. If Ciara evokes teenage glamour, then what will his album, his first shot at headliner stardom since that Phalon album dropped more than 15 years ago, represent? What will its image be?
（Blowup！Jazze Pha真的出過一張唱片！）
現在正式進入主題
1990年，Jazze Pha於Elektra唱片發行了首張也是迄今的惟一一張專輯，Rising to the Top。這張唱片完全是一張R&B唱片，而且是充滿New Jack Swing曲風的動感唱片，假如不是唱片封面斗大的PHALON紅字，我想這是一張吸引不了人的普通光碟片。翻開專輯內頁，Phalon參與了這張專輯絕大部分工作，九首歌曲很有質感的串連出一個動靜皆宜的聽覺意象，而且從第七首歌Jazze's Thing和第九首歌Dance Floor of Lift (Jazze's House)透露出後來Phalon變成Jazze Pha的前因。
所以囉，年輕的Phalon Alexander和現在的Jazze Pha簡直是完全不同的兩個人，無論是唱片風格和體型，而萬中選一的相同處，就是這「兩人」都展現了製作唱片的能力。
誠如它自己所說，假如Phalon沒有失敗，Jazza Pha就不會誕生，可是難保成功的Phalon不會是另一個Teddy Riley呢？現在的Jazze Pha將自己搞成hit maker，聽到他18年前的專輯，會不會給人有「啊怎麼差那麼多」的驚嘆呢？
但Jazze Pha到底是1975年出生還是1990年時為21歲？上文中的兩個網站又給了我們另一個funny trivia。
Phalon - Rising to the Top (1990)
01 Rising to the Top
02 Don't Cha Wanna03 Ready or Not
04 Dance Floor of Life
05 Fall into the Groove
06 Just 'N' Time
07 Jazze's Thing
08 Go Pinto
09 Dance Floor of Life (Jazze's House) 
