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This article is from the Reggae FAQ, by Mike Pawka eznoh@niceup.com with numerous contributions by others.

12]. Could anyone out there suggest to me any albums which combine reggae and jazz?

From: dudley@treefort.Corp.Sun.COM (dudley)

Just about every jazz/hip-hop fusion album has a couple of reggae
numbers. Check out Us3, Arrested Development, or Dream Warriors.

Of course, if you aren't into get-down funky groovin' dance music,
you probably won't like the rest of the stuff on the albums.

dudley
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From: eznoh@niceup.com (Mike Pawka)

I would suggest some Dean Fraser, in particular "Taking Chances".

Along these lines, there is an interesting snippet in the current issue
of The Beat about a sax player named Arturo Tappin and an album called "Strictly
Roots Jazz". Anybody heard it?

EZ Noh, mike

From: ckhan@bbn.com (Chico Khan)

I'd recommend Jamaican pianist Monty Alexander. Check out his Chesky
release "Caribbean Circle".

Chico.

From: Kofi Apeagyei-Wiredu <ka27+@andrew.cmu.edu>
John P. Stevenson@coral.

try rico rodriguez.

From: ibsenj@govonca.gov.on.ca (Jeff Ibsen)

I'm a big fan of a hitherto neglected sub-genre of reggae that
I call "instrumental reggae" This type of reggae generally is very
horn-heavy and contains lots of solos. It is frequently also heavily
dubbed, and often the 'straight' and dubbed versions of songs are
both included on the same album. Some examples of albums which I
consider to belong to this category are:

Aggrovators Meet Revolutionaries: Side 1 is straight instrumental
stuff, lots of horn solos, side 2 has dub versions of the songs
on side 1

Fatman Riddim Section Meets Downtown Horns: A great album with
reggae versions of some well-known jazz standards.

The Workers Speak To Their Slave Masters With STRIKE!: The best
album title (and cover) in the known universe. I've never seen
another copy of this one but it has great tunes, with titles
like 'Better Working Conditions for Workers' and 'More Opportunity
for Workers' Children'! A Studio 16/Winston Edwards production,
all tracks played by the 'Well-Pack Band' Some tunes are dubbed
versions.

Count Ossie -:Tales of Mozambique: Not strictly instrumental,
but lotsa horns and good soloing.

Also, there is tons of early instrumental ska that contains
extended soloing - anything by the Skatalites - Tommy McCook,
Don Drummond, Roland Alphonso et. al. The jazz pianist George
Shearing considered the late Don Drummond one of the best
trombonists in the world.

Jeff Ibsen

Check out Arturo Tappin's "Java" on the SaxRoots Label!!
Any fan of Jazz/Reggae should love this album ...

Mike

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