The genesis of the tune now known as "King Tubby etc" is far from clear; it appears to have been first laid down for Herman Chin-Loy at Aquarius round about 1971, and saw the light of day on the "Aquarius Dub" LP. Some pressings call it "I Man", but my copy appears to have the track listed as "Jah Jah Dub". In any event, Augustus Pablo released it on his own Rockers label as "Cassava Piece" fol...
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Almax of this parish posted Joe Tex's everything but the kitchen sink nine minute version of this soul standard the other week - by way of contrast, here is Ernest Ranglin's more relaxed take on the same song, in a jazz/reggae style, from about 1969. This LP vanished from the shops a very long time ago
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Listening to Ernest 'comping is as facinating as his solos. Here, one may try to grasp a little of his deep understanding and feeling of music. Spontaneous, interactive, passionate, sometimes outrageous, like Django or the late Billy Rogers, Wes, he plays everything with all his heart. He "sings" the guitar. Calypso, Ska, Reggae, Pops, Blues or Jazz, whatever he plays sounds great. But Jazz is ...
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Here’s a gr8 swingin’ track from the king of Jamaican jazz guitar, the one and only Ernest Ranglin, ladies and gentlemen. Kick back and enjoy the ultra cool reggae jazz of this master player with his top flight band, and their lovely rendition of “My Boy Lollipop.” When Millie Small’s version of this song was [...]
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| 1 Ball of Fire |
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| 2 Surfin' |
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| 3 King Tubby Meets the Rockers |
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| 4 Bourbon Street Skank |
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| 5 Satta Massagana |
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