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Jackie Mittoo.(Champion in the Arena: 1976-1977)(Sound Recording Review)
Champion in the Arena: 1976-1977. Blood and Fire BAFCD 042, 2003.
When producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd established Studio One in Kingston, Jamaica in the autumn of 1963, it quickly became one of the most important and productive recording studios in the city, and played a significant role in the gradual development of reggae music over the following several years. One of the reasons it exerted such an influence was the presence there of the gifted pianist and arranger Jackie Mittoo, who would become one of the founding members of the groundbreaking Skatalites and the leader of Studio One's house band (which was known, at various times, as the Soul Brothers, the Soul Vendors, Sound Dimension, and the Brentford Road All Stars). In this capacity he was a well known and highly respected figure among professional reggae musicians, but the general public knew him primarily as the man behind a string of popular instrumental singles, all of which showcased his talents as an organist. By the late 1960s the organ was enjoying surprising popularity as a vehicle for instrumental ...
- One Shott aims for the mark
- Newspaper article from: The Weekly Gleaner Campbell, Howard July 3, 2008 700+ words
...is gearing up to carry the Maple Leaf banner into the urban arena. Recently, One Shott performed as opening act for Capleton...scene for several years. Leroy Sibbles of The Heptones and Jackie Mittoo, the former Studio One producer/arranger, lived there...
- JAMAICA-MUSIC: "SKATALITES" STILL ROCK AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS
- News wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire Howard Campbell August 28, 1996 700+ words
...roster has included people like Don Drummond, one of the world's best trombonists during the sixties; keyboard wizard Jackie Mittoo; drummer Lloyd Knibbs and tenor saxophonists Tommy McCook and Roland Alphonso. All shaped the sound of ska, which in turn...
- Studio One releases new R&B CD by Dodd and Gordon
- Newspaper article from: New York Amsterdam News Julian Jingles November 30, 1996 700+ words
...their music on CDs for the demands of today's marketplace. Among the titles now available on CD are "Evening Time" by Jackie Mittoo, "Bob Andy's Song Book," "Marcia Griffiths at Studio One," "Heptones On Top," "Ska Authentic," "Jazz Jamaica...
- Culture: With a finger still on the pulse; Cannon Hill Park will be buzzing...
- Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England) August 20, 2001 700+ words
...London, Adrian Cooke, who'd played with Stevie Wonder. He was a white guy, but he knew all about ska: he was into Jackie Mittoo, all those people.' The Bass Dance line-up also featured Basil's brother Colin on drums, himself a Steel Pulse original...
- Reggae giants clearly deliver crowd-pleasing performance
- Newspaper article from: The Weekly Gleaner Grant, Eddie September 3, 2009 700+ words
...String, which was a big hit for him in London, England, when he toured that city in the late '60s along with the late Jackie Mittoo and Alton ElUs. They all performed with a group known as The Soul Vendors. His closing song Everything I Own really had...
- A TRUE JAMAICAN MUSIC LEGEND
- Newspaper article from: New Nation Massive, Mikey October 20, 2008 700+ words
...influence waned during the immediate post-independence ska period but he formed an association with a young keyboard player, Jackie Mittoo, to record a brace of songs between 1965 and 1967 for both Coxsone's Studio One label and Arthur 'Duke' Reid's Treasure...
- SOUND CHECK.(U)
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) April 29, 2005 700+ words
...s mad genius in explosive tracks by Junior Byles, the Congos, Horace Andy, Gregory Issacs, Big Youth and the great Jackie Mittoo. You can't miss with either disc. - F.S. CAPTION(S): 6 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Bruce Springsteen) Carlos...
- Soul Music.(Cachao, Rolando Alphonso, Thomas McCook, and other Cuban jazz...
- Magazine article from: The Progressive McKissack, Fred October 1, 1999 700+ words
...Lester Sterling (alto sax), Jah Jerry Hinds (guitar), Lord Tanamo (vocals), Cedric "Baba" Brooks (tenor sax), Jackie Mittoo (piano), Lloyd Knibbs (drums), and Lloyd Brevett (acoustic bass). This was a descarga in every sense of the word...
