Byron Lee & the Dragonaires - Jamaica Ska & Other Jamaican Party Anthems (Rmst)
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Track List: Jamaica Ska & Other Jamaican Party Anthems (Rmst)
Disc 1:
- Jamaica Ska
- Sammy Dead
- Come Back
- She Will Never Let Me Down
- Watermelon Man
- Oil in My Lamp
- Frankenstein Ska
- Rough & Tough
- Ska Dee Wah
- Fat Back (aka Tear Up)
- Dumplins [1964 Version]
- Walk Like a Dragon
- Last Night
- Napoleon Solo
- Ride Your Donkey
- Nice Time
- Music Like Dirt
- Ram Jam
- Way Back Home
- More Scorcher
- Too Experienced
Disc 2:
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Album Details: Jamaica Ska & Other Jamaican Party Anthems (Rmst)
- Release Date:
- 10/26/2004
- Label:
- Sanctuary Records
- UPC:
- 060768049024
Pro Reviews: Jamaica Ska & Other Jamaican Party Anthems (Rmst)
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews This doubleCD set is a godsend for anyone curious about the incredibly prolific Byron Lee and his erstwhile Dragonaires. Prior to the arrival of Jamaica Ska Other Jamaican Party Anthems, poor Byron's catalog was littered with lateperiod soca and smooth reggae collections with the occasional poorly packaged live collection of older tunes rearing its head, but no definitive set of his major works available. His assemblyline approach that continues to crank out disc after disc of music in whatever style is in favor is partly to blame. Be it calypso, ska, soca, reggae if it was popular in Jamaica or other parts of the Caribbean there is probably a tune or album by Lee and his group in that style. What he was known for, though, was ska, and that is where this collection sets its sights. Covering roughly 11 years, 1960 to 1971, Jamaica Ska follows Lee though the heydays of ska, rocksteady, and the nascent reggae boom. The first disc is largely ska, highlighted by the title tune and a number of covers, including a rousing cover of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man." Lee was also producing ska recordings at this time, and songs he produced for Stranger Cole and the Maytals are included as well. The second disc moves, as Byron Lee did, with the times with a rocksteady focus. In between the ska and rocksteady jumpers are various tunes that showcase the strong musicianship and overall eclecticism of the Dragonaires: an odd acetone organandhorns cover of "Ol' Man River," a fairly straight, although loungey, soul cover of "Green Onions," a rocksteady version of "Shaft," and other stabs at bossa nova, show tunes, calypso, and funk. Lee's contribution to Jamaican music cannot be understated, especially in introducing ska to American audiences. Jamaica Ska Other Jamaican Party Anthems will at least let listeners find out, once again, what all the fuss was about. - Wade Kergan, All Music Guide |
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In the years before reggae or even ska was known outside of the Caribean, Byron Lee was the first band leader to achieve an international following playing Jamaican music, and played a vital role in popularizing it around the world. And when Bob Marl...Full Byron Lee & the Dragonaires Biography
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