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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.
This compilation features the work of Jackie Mittoo at Studio One. It features music recorded as a solo artist (as opposed to the numerous singers that he accompanied). Most of these are taken from his recordings in the mid- Sixties where he was recording on an almost daily basis at Studio One’s Brentford Road studios, developing the funky reggae sound that was his trademark.
Jackie Mittoo is as much an icon of Reggae as he is to fans of Funk music. He is without doubt the funkiest keyboard player ever to come out of Jamaica.
“The coolest man who ever lived” - The Guardian (*****)
“Named by Mojo as One Of The 100 Cult Heroes Of All Time, this is a lovingly curated compilation” - The Independent
Tracklist
- Get It Up And Get It
- Black Organ
- Stereo Freeze
- Totally Together
- Hot Tamale
- Reggae Rock
- Oboe
- Juice Box
- Summer Breeze
- P. Cafe
- Henry The Great
- Killer Diller
- Wall Street
- Darker Shade Of Black