- Westbound Train - Jacob Miller
- People Make the World Go Round - Hortense Ellis
- Aint' No Sunshine - Horace Andy
- Swing Easy - Soul Vendors
- Choice of Colours - Heptones
- Choice of Music, Pt. 2 - Brentford Disco Set - Jackie Mittoo
- Fool for Love - Prince Jazzbo
- Ten to One - Cornell Campbell
- Don't Change - Winston Francis
- Jumping Jeshosophat - Jackie Mittoo
- Get Out of My Life Woman - Tony Gregory
- Darker Block - Dub Specialist
- Red Robe - Little Joe
- Make Me Believe in You - Devon Russell
- Compared to What - Jerry Jones
- Thinking - Ken Boothe
- Land Call Africa - Anthony Creary
- Fancy Pants - Jackie Mittoo
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Ken Boothe Primary Artist
The Heptones Primary Artist
Jacob Miller Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Cornell Campbell Primary Artist
Jackie Mittoo Primary Artist
Devon Russell Primary Artist
Dub Specialist Primary Artist
Horace Andy Primary Artist
Hortense Ellis Primary Artist
Little Joe Primary Artist
Winston Francis Primary Artist
Tony Gregory Primary Artist
Dub Specialists Primary Artist
Prince Jazzbo Primary Artist
Jerry Jones Primary Artist
Anthony Benbow Creary Primary Artist
Brentford Disco Set Primary Artist
Anthony Creary Primary Artist
Linda Creed Composer
Thom Bell Composer
Duncan Cowell Mastering
Jerry Ragovoy Composer
John Lennon Composer
Adrian Self Cover Design
Bill Withers Composer
Syl Johnson Composer
Paul McCartney Composer
Traditional Composer
Gene McDaniels Composer
Pete Reilly Mastering

Studio One Soul, Vol. 2
by Soul Jazz Records Presents
Soul Jazz Records Presents

Studio One Soul, Vol. 2
by Soul Jazz Records Presents
Soul Jazz Records Presents
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Overview
The second installment exploring the strong influence of American soul on Jamaican reggae in the 1960s and '70s, this wonderful set dips into the rich vaults of Clement Dodd's famous Studio One recording facility, and while it clearly shows the soul roots of the tracks collected here, it also works independently as a marvelous sequence of reggae gems even without that deeper angle. Included here are such stunners as Ken Boothe's "Thinking," based on the song by American soul singer Garnet Mimms, Jacob Miller's "Westbound Train," written by Dennis Brown off the rhythm for Al Green's "Love and Happiness," and a pair of glorious instrumentals by Jackie Mittoo, "Jumpin' Jehosophat," a version of Syl Johnson's "Is It Because I'm Black," and "Fancy Pants," which works off of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On." Also obvious here is the huge impact Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions had on Jamaican reggae artists as evidenced by the Heptones' take on Mayfield's "Choice of Colours," and Cornel Campbell's elegant transformation of another Mayfield song, "Ten to One." Again, this set works even without thinking about the song sources, and that unique, upside-down, and skewed sense of Jamaican rhythm makes each of these cover versions a thing unto itself, derived from but still somehow apart from the original American singles. This is how great music communicates and transforms each to each across all manner of political and cultural borders, and this ongoing relationship between Jamaican and American musicians is a fascinating dialogue to follow. ~ Steve Leggett
Product Details
Release Date: | 09/20/2024 |
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Label: | Soul Jazz |
UPC: | 5026328105567 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Soul Vendors Primary ArtistKen Boothe Primary Artist
The Heptones Primary Artist
Jacob Miller Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Cornell Campbell Primary Artist
Jackie Mittoo Primary Artist
Devon Russell Primary Artist
Dub Specialist Primary Artist
Horace Andy Primary Artist
Hortense Ellis Primary Artist
Little Joe Primary Artist
Winston Francis Primary Artist
Tony Gregory Primary Artist
Dub Specialists Primary Artist
Prince Jazzbo Primary Artist
Jerry Jones Primary Artist
Anthony Benbow Creary Primary Artist
Brentford Disco Set Primary Artist
Anthony Creary Primary Artist
Technical Credits
Allen Toussaint ComposerLinda Creed Composer
Thom Bell Composer
Duncan Cowell Mastering
Jerry Ragovoy Composer
John Lennon Composer
Adrian Self Cover Design
Bill Withers Composer
Syl Johnson Composer
Paul McCartney Composer
Traditional Composer
Gene McDaniels Composer
Pete Reilly Mastering
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