1/26/2010 Show Playlist

Gladstone Anderson & The Mudies All Stars "It May Sound Silly" (Moodisc 1972)

Beautiful record cover for a beautiful album! Gladdy's signature piano sound combined with the fine compositions of Harry Mudie, creating this special moment in reggae history. Gladdy returned with another edition of loungy lush reggae in 1977 with "Unlimited". Also an amazing album.

Here's "Transitions" by Boston's Westbound Train (Hellcat 2006). One of my favorite Jamaican influenced records to come out in the recent years. Very good. Lush sounds. I recommend.

I was all over the place this show, which isn't bad, but I'm thinking I'll probably be focussing more on the original, old school 60's & early 70's for my next show. It's a soul revival! Cheers.

Westbound Train "Soul Revival"

Easy Star All Stars & Kirsty Rock "She's Leaving Home"

Easy Star All Stars & Toots Hibbert "Let Down"

Toots & The Maytals with Bonnie Raitt "True Love Is Hard To Find"

Dionne Bromfield "Foolish Little Girl"

Amy Winehouse "Hey, Little Rich Girl"

The Debonaires "No Dice"

The Slackers "Say Your Name"

Hepcat "The Ronnie"

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra "Ska Pedalada"

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra "Call From Rio"

Ska Cubano "Marianao"

Bagdad Cafe The Trenchtown "New Days"

The Dynamics "Feel Like Making Love"

Little Tempo "Onsen Monogatari"

Serge Gainsbourg "Lola Rastaquouere"

Harry Mudie & King Tubby "Caught You Dubbing"

Gladstone Anderson & The Mudies All Stars "Gladdy's Workshop"

Rhythm Doctors "Evening Mood On Bond Street"

Sonny Bradshaw Seven "Groovin"

Menahan Street Band "Tired Of Fighting"

Bob & Marcia "One Woman"

Byron Lee & The Dragonaires "Shaft"

Byron Lee & The Dragonaires "Pipe Organ"

Hopeton Lewis "Take It Easy"

Mallory Williams "Dancing Groove"

The Soul Syndicate "Mariwana"

Boris Gardiner "Sledgehammer"

The Aggrolites "Musically On Top"

Dry & Heavy "Herbal Wise"

Toots & The Maytals "54-46"

10 ft. Ganja Plant "Engine Trouble"

The Skatalites "Guns Of Navarone"

Groove Corporation "Murder"

Blasta "Dub Of Green"

The Des All Stars "Walk With Des"

Winston Wright "Moon Invader"

King Horror (Laurel Aitken) "Zion I"

Rockamovya "Take This Night"

The Lions "Thin Man Skank"

Westbound Train "I Feel Fine"

The Slackers "Don't Wanna Go"

1/19/2010 Show Playlist

Yes, that is indeed a blue vinyl. Reggae Interpretation of Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue! Recorded under NYU music professor Jeremy Taylor's supervision back in 1981. Sadly Taylor passed away shortly after the session, resulting the record to never see the light, not until last year when Secret Stash Records decided to dig it up and deliver this gem to the people of the world. An ecstatic blend of Jazz and Reggae!

Josh Roseman "New Constellations-Live In Vienna" (Accurate Records 2007)

The theme underlying the first hour of today's set was "Jazz in Reggae". Of course the birth of reggae would not have happened if it weren't for Ska--a Jamaican edition of Swing Jazz and Boogie, which makes it only natural for all Jamaican music to have that Jazz quality. Here's Josh Roseman, an established Jazz Trombone player of Jamaican descent known for his works with Dave Holland etc... giving us a 21st century take on Don Drummond's brand of Ska-Jazz. The intensity of his 11 piece jazz band makes this record quite the listening experience. 

Jeremy Taylor "Blue In Green"

Josh Roseman "Satta Massaganna"

Jeremy Taylor "So What"

Lennie Hibbert "Creation"

Ernest Ranglin "Summer Time Rock Steady"

Monty Alexander & Ernest Ranglin "Love & Happiness"

The Soul Syndicate "Riot"

Gladstone Anderson with Lyn Taitt & The Jets "Chances"

Cedric 'Im' Brooks "Silent Force"

Ernest Ranglin "Ranglin Roots"

Marjorie Whylie "Drum Song"

Herbie Mann "Draw Your Breaks"

Sam Cooke "Don't You Drive Me Away"

The Upsetters "Bad Luck"

Jackie Mittoo "Totally Together"

Bob Andy "I've Got To Go Back Home"

Ken Boothe "I Wish It Would Be Peaceful Again"

Bob Marley & The Wailers "Rebel's Hop"

Bob Marley & The Wailers "Concrete Jungle" (pre-production mix)

Desmond Dekker "Too Much Too Soon"

Alton Ellis "What Does It Take"

The Ethiopians "Hang On (Don't Let Go)"

The Royals "Never See Come See"

Winston Wright & The Rhythm Rulers "Bratah"

Errol Dunkley "Love Brother"

G. G. Grossett "Wha Wha Who Wha"

Toots & The Maytals "Sit Right Down"

The Crashers "Music I Fight"

Ken Boothe "The One That I Love"

Slim Smith "I'll Be Around"

Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore "Sudden Destruction"

Alton Ellis "Something You've Got"

Lord Tanamo "I'm In The Mood For Ska"

Justin Hinds & The Dominos "Over The River"

The Wailers "One Cup Of Coffee"

Desmond Dekker "Get Up Adina"

Derrick Morgan "Don't Call Me Daddy"

Lee Perry "Feel Like Jumping"

Amos Clarke "Chatty Chatty Woman"

Don Drummond "Man In The Street"

The Maytals "My Daily Food"

The Riots "Yeah Yeah"

Peter Tosh "Maga Dog"

Owen Gray "Midnight Track"

The Melodies "My Girl"

Byron Lee & The Dragonairs "Girl I've Got A Date"

Don Drummond with The Baba Brooks Band "Spider"

The Inspirations "You Know What I Mean"

Desmond Dekker "It Is Not Easy"

The Lions "Givin' Up Food For Jah"

The Sand Dollars "Waterloo Sunset"

1/12/2010 Show Playlist

The sweet sounds of vibraphone reggae! Above is my latest addition to my vinyl collection. Yes! None other than Lennie Hibbert pounding away on the Vibes, crating this beautiful album-Creation. It is a very different kind of album, something you don't come across too often. Not only because of the lead instrument of choice, but because of the flavoring of the sounds you hear. For example, side A has only has one rocksteady-reggae track. The rest? A great blend of afro-beat/funk/jazz with a Caribbean twist. I will be introducing more tracks off this beauty in the coming weeks.

Released on the Studio-One label back in 1969, an incredible year for reggae.

Another recent addition to my collection is this one right here, Evening Time by the amazing Studio-One organist Jackie Mittoo. Featuring the backing band Soul Vendors which he led as a bandleader, he was just 20 years old when this record was recorded in 1968. Man! I gotta step it up.

I decided to play all Japanese ska/rocksteady/reggae from 4-5 pm, and got a lot of positive feedback. I will probably be doing something similar next week. (Japaregge! From Kawakami to the Ego-Wrappin' on the playlist below)

Lennie Hibbert "Village Soul"

Jackie Mittoo "Full Charge"

Melodians "Everybody Brawling"

Bruce Ruffin "Dry Up Your Tears"

The Wailers "Soon Come"

Spaceheater "No Freeway"

The Black Stones "Out A Road"

Delroy Wilson "Dancing Mood"

The Pioneers "Who The Cap Fits"

Carl Dawkins "Picture On The Wall"

Dave Barker & The Upsetters "Do Your Thing"

Ken Parker "It's Alright"

Jackie Mittoo "One Step Beyond"

Lennie Hibbert "Real Hot"

Jackie Mittoo "La-la Girls & Cha-cha Boys"

Roots Convention "Run Babylon Run"

Ken Boothe "That's The Way (Nature Planned It)"

The Creations "Get On Up"

Carl Dawkins "Hard To Handle"

Tsuyoshi Kawakami & His Moodmakers "I Fought The Law"

Bagdad Cafe The Trenchtown "Get It Together"

The Miceteeth "The Smiling"

Tsuyoshi Kawakami & His Moodmakers "I Wish You Love"

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra "Rainy Thursday (Victor Rice Dub)"

Mute Beat "Rain Drops Keep Falling On My Head"

Mute Beat "Florina"

Dry & Heavy "T.K.O."

Little Tempo "Oblivion"

Rocking Time "Piano Ballad Pt. 2"

Dry & Heavy "I'm A Likkle Lioness"

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra "Silent By Your Side"

Ego-Wrappin' "Mother Ship"

The Beverly's All Star "The Monster"

Lee Perry & The Upsetters "Eight For Eight"

Ken Boothe "Freedom Street"

Busty Brown "To Love Somebody"

The Upsetters "Soulful I"

The Silvertones "Endlessly"

The Bleechers "Check Him Out"

The Reggae Boys "The Wicked Must Survive"

The Kingstonians "Sufferer"

The Upsetters "Night Doctor"

Lee Perry "People Funny Boy"

Lee Perry "People Funny Fi True"

Pat Sachmo "Hello Dolly"

Bob Andy "You Don't Know"

The Wailers "Cheer Up"

Marcia Griffiths "Don't Let Me Down"

Rancid "Life Won't Wait"