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--
--Jason Witherspoon ICQ #62837760
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