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Description
As Soul Jazz Records enter into the mighty vaults of Studio One, the most respected label in reggae history, they present you with this showcase of Jackie Mittoo, one of the defining figureheads of reggae music !
From forming The Skatalites, at age 15, alongside Don Drummond, Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook and others, to his work as writer, arranger, producer at Studio One records during the sixties, writing and playing for artists such as Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe, Marcia Griffiths and The Heptones (to name a few), to his career as a solo artist as well as leader of bands such as The Soul Brothers, Soul Vendors and The Sound Dimension, Jackie Mittoo is at the heart of reggae music. He was one of the instigators of Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae. In the seventies, DJ music and Dancehall were based upon classic rhythms of the sixties, many using the instrumental tracks that Jackie Mittoo created at Studio One at this time.
Essential double LP with 14 tunes by the maestro of Reggae keyboard.
TRACKS:
SIDE A
1.Get Up And Get It
2.Black Organ
3. Stereo Freeze
4.Totally Together
SIDE B
5.Hot Tamale
6.Reggae Rock
7.Oboe
SIDE C
8.Juice Box
9.Summer Breeze
10.P. Cafe
SIDE D
11.Henry The Great
12.Killer Diller
13.Wall Street
14. Darker Shade Of Black
