Brandon Burke Posted January 4, 2005 Author Report Posted January 4, 2005 Found this pic while cruising for images of King Tubby.... ....now THAT'S what you call an amp! Quote
Neal Pomea Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 (edited) Club Ska: http://www.reggae-reviews.com/clubska.html Sir Lord Comic "Adam and Eve went up my sleeve and they never came down til Chrismas Eve. tell dem!" Skatalites Guns of Navaronne Intensified Original Ska: 1962-1966 http://www.multikulti.se/rekcd/america/car...ntensified.html More Intensified Original Ska: 1963-1967 http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:w2ja7i58g75r Dr. Kildare Man in the Street Six and Seven Books of Moses Lucky Seven Emergency Call for Dr. Ring Ding The Great Wuga Wuga Dick Tracy Train to Skaville (where you hear that the vowel for the a in ska was not originally pronounced by the musicians themselves as it is now; they themselves pronounced it more like the a in satellite) Great stuff! Edited January 4, 2005 by It Should be You Quote
Noj Posted June 5, 2005 Report Posted June 5, 2005 I recently picked up a great reggae compilation, and the standout track is an instrumental called "Surfin'" by a guitarist named Ernest Ranglin. It's as if a Wes Montgomery disciple decided to play reggae, simply awesome. I'll be looking for full-length albums by this guy, no question. Ernest Ranglin Quote
Indestructible! Posted June 5, 2005 Report Posted June 5, 2005 (edited) I recently picked up a great reggae compilation, and the standout track is an instrumental called "Surfin'" by a guitarist named Ernest Ranglin. It's as if a Wes Montgomery disciple decided to play reggae, simply awesome. I'll be looking for full-length albums by this guy, no question. Hi Noj, Yeah, Ernest Ranglin has been laying down some GREAT grooves for many years! He came out with a 2-CD set a little while ago called "Ska Way 'Dat"... there should be some samples floating around the 'net. You should be able to pick this up (and other titles by him) for cheap over at Amoeba. I think I found it new and mispriced for $8.00... not bad for a 2CD set! Ernest has played with virtually EVERY major ska/reggae artist, and has had his share of work in the jazz world as well (played with Monty Alexander for a spell). I'm a huge fan of his! Cheers, Shane Edited June 5, 2005 by Indestructible! Quote
Brandon Burke Posted June 5, 2005 Author Report Posted June 5, 2005 (edited) The jazz and reggae worlds are quite similar in that a finite amount of session men played on those classic sessions. So you get varying arrangements of the same 40-or-so players; some of which were colossal greats, others underappreciated, and still more who can surprise you at times. Also like jazz, in the early years of reggae you basically had three or four engineers running the whole show--each with their own style. (Think of comparisons between RVG and...say...Tom Dowd. Only in reggae it's the Coxsone sound versus Joe Gibbs, etc. ) Jamaican music is fascinating for so many reasons... [EDIT: I strayed from my original point...the musicians. In the jazz world you have several sets of guys who just *clicked*, regardless of whose session it was. Herbie Hancock and Anthony Williams, for example. Or Jackie McLean and Billy Higgins. I don't know..you could name a million. Reggae has its own pockets as well--Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare being the most famous example. Adding person X or person Y to the mix, however, is where things get interesting...] Edited June 5, 2005 by Brandon Burke Quote
Noj Posted June 5, 2005 Report Posted June 5, 2005 I recently picked up a great reggae compilation, and the standout track is an instrumental called "Surfin'" by a guitarist named Ernest Ranglin. It's as if a Wes Montgomery disciple decided to play reggae, simply awesome. I'll be looking for full-length albums by this guy, no question. Hi Noj, Yeah, Ernest Ranglin has been laying down some GREAT grooves for many years! He came out with a 2-CD set a little while ago called "Ska Way 'Dat"... there should be some samples floating around the 'net. You should be able to pick this up (and other titles by him) for cheap over at Amoeba. I think I found it new and mispriced for $8.00... not bad for a 2CD set! Ernest has played with virtually EVERY major ska/reggae artist, and has had his share of work in the jazz world as well (played with Monty Alexander for a spell). I'm a huge fan of his! Cheers, Shane ← Thanks Shane, I'm going to hunt that 2cd set down! Quote
fent99 Posted June 6, 2005 Report Posted June 6, 2005 I recently picked up a great reggae compilation, and the standout track is an instrumental called "Surfin'" by a guitarist named Ernest Ranglin. It's as if a Wes Montgomery disciple decided to play reggae, simply awesome. I'll be looking for full-length albums by this guy, no question. Hi Noj, Yeah, Ernest Ranglin has been laying down some GREAT grooves for many years! He came out with a 2-CD set a little while ago called "Ska Way 'Dat"... there should be some samples floating around the 'net. You should be able to pick this up (and other titles by him) for cheap over at Amoeba. I think I found it new and mispriced for $8.00... not bad for a 2CD set! Ernest has played with virtually EVERY major ska/reggae artist, and has had his share of work in the jazz world as well (played with Monty Alexander for a spell). I'm a huge fan of his! Cheers, Shane ← Thanks Shane, I'm going to hunt that 2cd set down! ← There's a few recent Ranglin albums worth looking for on Island/Palm a couple with Sly and Robbie. not early or ska but lovely rich sounds Quote
Noj Posted June 6, 2005 Report Posted June 6, 2005 (edited) Right on fent99, thanks! It will be cool to hear more from Ranglin, that "Surfin'" track has instantly become a favorite. CDUniverse has the full-length disc available with audio samples: Ernest Ranglin - Surfin' EDIT: Actually, the version of "Surfin'" I have is different from the one on this album. The one I have is superior! Edited June 6, 2005 by Noj Quote
Noj Posted June 6, 2005 Report Posted June 6, 2005 The jazz and reggae worlds are quite similar in that a finite amount of session men played on those classic sessions. So you get varying arrangements of the same 40-or-so players; some of which were colossal greats, others underappreciated, and still more who can surprise you at times. Also like jazz, in the early years of reggae you basically had three or four engineers running the whole show--each with their own style. (Think of comparisons between RVG and...say...Tom Dowd. Only in reggae it's the Coxsone sound versus Joe Gibbs, etc. ) Jamaican music is fascinating for so many reasons... [EDIT: I strayed from my original point...the musicians. In the jazz world you have several sets of guys who just *clicked*, regardless of whose session it was. Herbie Hancock and Anthony Williams, for example. Or Jackie McLean and Billy Higgins. I don't know..you could name a million. Reggae has its own pockets as well--Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare being the most famous example. Adding person X or person Y to the mix, however, is where things get interesting...] ← Brandon, you're always brimming over with valuable information, and I appreciate it! Quote
chuckyd4 Posted August 31, 2005 Report Posted August 31, 2005 Continuing along the Chinese-Jamaican thing.....It's worth noting that one of the biggest early reggae producers was a Chinese-Jamaican named Leslie Kong. His most famous production was "The Isrealites" by Desmond Dekker, featured prominently in the film The Harder They Come. Here's the link..... King Kong Compilation ← Another lesser known, but important Chinese-Jamaican producer was Herman Chin-Loy. He loved jazz, and is notable (among other things) for producing the first recording by Augustus Pablo. Pressure Sounds (a great label), just released this awesome compilation: Aquarius Rock I brought this thread up, because I'm listening to the great compilation on Blood & Fire, Yabby You: Jesus Dread (1972-1977). It doesn't really fit into the original thread title, but I figure if we start more than one reggae thread on the board, people might get a little antsy. In any case, this stuff is fantastic - 2 discs worth of original tracks, versions, and instrumental takes. Absolutely crucial roots stuff... you can hear the vibe being stripped down, totally spiritual and musically on point. Thought maybe we could revive the thread and spark some more discussion beyond just ska and rocksteady (or we can keep talking about that, too!). I've been listening to more reggae, African, hip hop, soul and other stuff than jazz in the last few months - probably while all my recent posts are on those topics. Jazz has been, and always will be first, but I go through phases where I get really deep into other genres as well. Quote
jeffcrom Posted September 19, 2009 Report Posted September 19, 2009 Loved reading this old thread. After an evening of listening to avant-garde, straight-ahead, and classic jazz, I was ready for something else, so right now I've got on Jazz in Jamaica (Treasure Island). Not jazz, really, but instrumental R & B, ska, and rock steady from 1960 to 1967. I love Jamaican music from this era and for about ten years afterwards. Later stuff doesn't speak to me as much, but that probably has to do more with my age than with the music itself. Jazz in Jamaica features Don Drummond, Roland Alphonso, Baba Brooks, and the rest of the Skatalites together and in various settings. Easy skankin'! Quote
mjzee Posted September 19, 2009 Report Posted September 19, 2009 Club Ska: http://www.reggae-reviews.com/clubska.html Sir Lord Comic "Adam and Eve went up my sleeve and they never came down til Chrismas Eve. tell dem!" Skatalites Guns of Navaronne Intensified Original Ska: 1962-1966 http://www.multikulti.se/rekcd/america/car...ntensified.html More Intensified Original Ska: 1963-1967 http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&a...10:w2ja7i58g75r Dr. Kildare Man in the Street Six and Seven Books of Moses Lucky Seven Emergency Call for Dr. Ring Ding The Great Wuga Wuga Dick Tracy Train to Skaville (where you hear that the vowel for the a in ska was not originally pronounced by the musicians themselves as it is now; they themselves pronounced it more like the a in satellite) Great stuff! Intensified, More Intensified, and Club Ska '67 were my introduction to ska. Intensified was issued in the U.S. on Mango; the others were released in the U.K. on Island. They also had a great rock steady compilation, Catch This Beat. What fun stuff! Great melodies, singing, all the great Skatalites instrumentals, the Melodians singing "This is the last train to Expo '67, are you ready..." And songs like "Rukumbine" by Shenley Duffus - what does that mean??? Also, Mango used these really scratchy 45's, so part of the fun was similar to listening to some of those Charlie Parker bootlegs. I recently got this through Amazon, haven't listened to it yet: Let's Do Rocksteady Finally, mention must be made of some of those great Ska revival bands of the early '80's. I liked The Selecter: Quote
Noj Posted September 19, 2009 Report Posted September 19, 2009 I've pretty much gone nuts on this stuff since this thread was started. Here's my current playlist of favorites: Al Campbell - Last Dance Althea & Donaa - Uptown Top Ranking Al Brown - Here I Am (Come & Take Me) (Al Green) Al Brown - Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City (Bobby Blue Bland) Aswad - Dub Fire Barrington Levy - Shine Eye Gal Bob Marley - Jailhouse Bob Marley - Sun Is Shining Bob Marley - Rainbow Country Carlton Livingston - 100 Weight Of Collie Weed Clement Sir Coxsone Dodd - Bionic Dub Cornell Campbell - Ten To One (The Impressions) Cynthia Richards - Foolish Fool Dawn Penn - You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) Dennis Brown - Money In My Pocket Derrick Laro & Trinity - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (Michael Jackson) Dillinger - Dread Called Fred Dillinger - Cocaine In My Brain Don Carlos & Captain Sinbad - I'm Not Crazy Eek-A-Mouse - Wild Like Tiger Eek-A-Mouse - Wa-Do-Dem Eric Donaldson - Cherry Oh Baby The Eternals - Queen Of The Minstrels Frankie Paul - War Is In The Dance Frankie Paul - Pass The Tu-Sheng-Peng Half Pint - One In A Million Half Pint - Freedom Fighter Ini Kamoze - World A Music Jackie Mittoo - Deeper & Deeper (Barry White) Jackie Mittoo - A Big Car (Be Thankful For What You've Got - William DeVaughn) Jacob Miller - Westbound Train John Holt - Youths Pon The Corner Johnny Osbourne - Fally Ranking Johnny Osbourne - We Need Love Keith & Tex - Stop That Train Keith & Tex - Tonight Junior Marvin - Police & Thieves Keith Rowe - Groovy Situation Ken Boothe - Rivers Of Babylon Lee "Scratch" Perry - Soul Fire Lee "Scratch" Perry - Curly Locks Lee "Scratch" Perry - Roast Fish & Cornbread Lloyd & Devon - Push Push Max Romeo - Chase The Devil The Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number Michigan & Smiley - Nice Up The Dance The Mighty Diamonds - Pass The Kutchie Michael Palmer & Jim Brown - Ghetto Dance Michael Prophet - Cassandra Michael Prophet - Gunman Michael Prophet - Trouble Nobody Michael Prophet - Just Talking Papa Michigan & Genera - Dangerous Diseases The Pioneers - Pusher Man Prince Douglas - Tribesman Dub Rita Marley - One Draw Roots Radics - Dynamic Dub Sister Nancy - Bam Bam The Specials - A Message To You Rudy The Specials & Rico - Ghost Town Tenor Saw - Ring The Alarm Tony Tribe - Red Red Wine The Toyes - Smoke Two Joints The Upsetters - Closer Together The Wailers - Steppin' Razor Winston Hussey - I Wanna Go Home Yellowman - Zunguzungzungazunguzeng Yellowman - Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt I've got hordes of stuff I'm sifting out favorites from. The Studio One and Greensleeves material seems to be particularly strong. So much great music in roots reggae, and tons of excellent covers. Quote
Indestructible! Posted September 19, 2009 Report Posted September 19, 2009 Carlton Livingston - 100 Weight Of Collie Weed I loved how KRS-One aped this tune on "100 Guns" on the Edutainment album. Cheers, Shane Quote
WorldB3 Posted September 20, 2009 Report Posted September 20, 2009 (edited) Nice list Noj. Lots of great stuff there. I mostly listen to early 70's Roots Reggae but I love some early Ska and Rocksteady also. Lot of good recs here. Edited September 20, 2009 by WorldB3 Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted September 20, 2009 Report Posted September 20, 2009 ska/rock steady/early reggae I love, later reggae not so much, with a few exceptions. One group yet mentioned that I particularly like, the Heptones. Have Night Food, need to get more. Quote
WorldB3 Posted September 21, 2009 Report Posted September 21, 2009 Continuing along the Chinese-Jamaican thing.....It's worth noting that one of the biggest early reggae producers was a Chinese-Jamaican named Leslie Kong. His most famous production was "The Isrealites" by Desmond Dekker, featured prominently in the film The Harder They Come. Here's the link..... King Kong Compilation I cant recommend that compilation enough. If you can't find it there is some overlap with the new Harder They Come Soundtrack- Deluxe two disc edition remaster. Great film, makes a great double bill the other Reggae cult classic film Rockers. One of my favorite clips from Rockers Quote
.:.impossible Posted June 4, 2010 Report Posted June 4, 2010 up. Where on the www did Brandon Burke go? And JonB?! Quote
cih Posted June 4, 2010 Report Posted June 4, 2010 (edited) The Justin Yap produced ska stuff was always great - especially the instrumentals. Also the pre-ska Jamaican R&B - people like Theo Beckford. Vocal groups through the rocksteady years - The Maytals, Heptones, Paragons, Sensations etc. Favourite solo vocalists - Ken Boothe (love the way he does vowels) and Laurel Aitken (love the way he does consonants)... Roland Alphonso on tenor sax - love his records right through the reggae years LOVE that beatboxy stuff they did - Baba Brooks' Vitamin A a classic for this Edited June 4, 2010 by cih Quote
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