Rocksteady by Monty Alexander & Ernest Ranglin

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Rocksteady

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	Rocksteady
		by Monty Alexander & Ernest Ranglin Sales Rank: 357027 Price:$18.98

Album Details

1. Double Barrel

2. Confucius

3. Stalag 17

4. Marcus Garvey

5. Night Work

6. East of the River Nile

7. Israelites

8. Row Fisherman

9. Freedom Street

10. Pressure Drop

11. At the Feast

12. Redemption Song

Listener Reviews & Comments
Besides being a fascinating experiment in musical cross-pollination, the music on this disc spectacularly succeeds both from the standpoint of pure musical genius and as a demonstration of jazz's ability to turn (somewhat) mundane materials (in this case mainly sixties ska and rocksteady tunes) into pure alchemic gold, in the hands of the right players. And that's the key to the success of this disc: both the principals' bona fides as authentic Jamaican pop icons, each having been an integral and essential part of the explosion of pre-reggae music that eventuated in the full glory of Bob Marley and the Wailers, and their absolute mastery of the jazz idiom. That they could magically meld such disparate music materials into one entirely captivating whole bespeaks both their authenticity as original practitioners of Jamaican pre-reggae pop and as stellar jazz improvisers. Really, this disc is the best of both worlds: It centers on that mysterious and mesmeric ska/rocksteady beat, all the while magically expanding its boundaries into authentic jazz territory on account of the leaders' brilliant improvisational talents. Don't miss out on the protean talents of Monty Alexander and Ernest Ranglin, two master of Jamaican music, fully on display here.

Rocksteady
by Monty Alexander & Ernest Ranglin
Price:$18.98

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