RE: and on... reggae

From: Jason Witherspoon (arzachel@speakeasy.org)
Date: Mon Apr 30 2001 - 08:08:33 CEST

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    At 4:43 PM -0700 4/29/01, Mark Turner wrote:
    > > Their Jackie Mittoo comp is also sheer genius. I have them to thank
    >> for turning me onto to Jackie Mittoo (well, & making it stick-- a
    >> friend had played me _Evening Time_ which was really nice, but not
    >> like the later stuff!) & the mighty Cedric "Im" Brooks, the finest
    >> spiritual-roots-reggae sax player I've heard!
    >
    >Heartbeat come again...check out the 2-CD TRIBUTE TO JACKIE MITTOO
    >compilation for more of the same. :-)

    I've had that one for a while, but it doesn't have "Oboe"!
    Generally, I've found the Soul Jazz comps to just be a notch or two
    above the Heartbeat stuff (in both selection *and* mastering).
    Falling just short of some of the best comps ever leaves lots of room
    for excellence, though!
    >
    >And for more Cedric "Im" Brooks, most essential is his album UNITED AFRICA.
    >It's been released on numerous labels; my copy is on Aquarius.

    _Im Flash Forward_ is pretty amazing too, although in a slinky
    rocksteady stylee. Kind of like some of the stuff Tommy McCook was
    doing during that era, but more sinewy & sultry--

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    Jason Witherspoon ICQ #62837760

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