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Jazz purists may turn up the nose at this jazz-reggae summit meeting, but that's their loss. It's not that they wouldn't have the right to be suspicious -- experiments in jazz-reggae fusion do not have a distinguished history. But the combination of Jamaican-born jazz pianist Monty Alexander and reggae godfathers Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare works beautifully here for a number of reasons: first of all, Alexander is a gifted melodist with an unerring sense of groove (not always a given with jazz players), and second of all, Sly and Robbie emancipated themselves long ago from reggae's rhythmic strictures, so there's lots of variety on this album. The grooves are never less than bone deep: on "Monty's Groove," Shakespeare's minimalist bassline and Dunbar's funky drumming propel Alexander into inspired (if a bit restrained) flights of improvisation, and "People Make the World Go 'Round" is a slow, dark dancehall workout that gives Alexander's piano lots of open space to work with. "Hot Milk," the album's closer, is a touching tribute to the late reggae organist Jackie Mittoo, on which Alexander plays mournful melodica over a modified rocksteady beat. There are times when you might wish Alexander would cut loose and wail a bit more, but this album is a delight from beginning to end.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Harvey Mason, ComposerLyricist - Handel Tucker, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Sly Dunbar, Producer, Drums, Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Monty Alexander, Piano, Melodica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Glen Browne, Producer, Additional Producer - Herbert Hancock, ComposerLyricist - Bennie Maupin, ComposerLyricist - Desmond Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Davidson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Jankowski, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey "Bones" Malak, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Telarc International Corp.
Handel Tucker, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sly Dunbar, Producer, Drums, Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Monty Alexander, Piano, Melodica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Glen Browne, Producer, Additional Producer - Desmond Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Davidson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Jankowski, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey "Bones" Malak, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Telarc International Corp.
Eugene Record, ComposerLyricist - Handel Tucker, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sly Dunbar, Producer, Drums, Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Monty Alexander, Piano, Melodica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Glen Browne, Producer, Additional Producer - William Nelson Sanders, ComposerLyricist - Desmond Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Davidson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Jankowski, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey "Bones" Malak, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Telarc International Corp.
Handel Tucker, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Page, ComposerLyricist - Sly Dunbar, Producer, Drums, Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Monty Alexander, Piano, Melodica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Glen Browne, Producer, Additional Producer - Desmond Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Davidson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Jankowski, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey "Bones" Malak, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Telarc International Corp.
Handel Tucker, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sly Dunbar, Producer, Drums, Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Morgan, ComposerLyricist - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Monty Alexander, Piano, Melodica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Glen Browne, Producer, Additional Producer - Desmond Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Davidson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Jankowski, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey "Bones" Malak, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Telarc International Corp.
Handel Tucker, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bell, ComposerLyricist - Sly Dunbar, Producer, Drums, Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - LINDA CREED, ComposerLyricist - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Monty Alexander, Piano, Melodica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Glen Browne, Producer, Additional Producer - Desmond Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Davidson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Jankowski, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey "Bones" Malak, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Telarc International Corp.
Handel Tucker, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sly Dunbar, Producer, Drums, Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Monty Alexander, Piano, Melodica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Glen Browne, Producer, Additional Producer - Desmond Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Davidson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Jankowski, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey "Bones" Malak, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Telarc International Corp.
Handel Tucker, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sly Dunbar, Producer, Drums, Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Timmons, ComposerLyricist - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Monty Alexander, Piano, Melodica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Glen Browne, Producer, Additional Producer - Desmond Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Davidson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Jankowski, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey "Bones" Malak, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Telarc International Corp.
Handel Tucker, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sly Dunbar, Producer, Drums, Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Monty Alexander, Piano, Melodica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Zawinul, ComposerLyricist - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Glen Browne, Producer, Additional Producer - Desmond Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Davidson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Jankowski, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey "Bones" Malak, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Telarc International Corp.
Handel Tucker, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sly Dunbar, Producer, Drums, Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - JACKIE MITTOO, ComposerLyricist - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Monty Alexander, Piano, Melodica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Glen Browne, Producer, Additional Producer - Desmond Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Davidson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Jankowski, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey "Bones" Malak, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Telarc International Corp.
Album review
Jazz purists may turn up the nose at this jazz-reggae summit meeting, but that's their loss. It's not that they wouldn't have the right to be suspicious -- experiments in jazz-reggae fusion do not have a distinguished history. But the combination of Jamaican-born jazz pianist Monty Alexander and reggae godfathers Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare works beautifully here for a number of reasons: first of all, Alexander is a gifted melodist with an unerring sense of groove (not always a given with jazz players), and second of all, Sly and Robbie emancipated themselves long ago from reggae's rhythmic strictures, so there's lots of variety on this album. The grooves are never less than bone deep: on "Monty's Groove," Shakespeare's minimalist bassline and Dunbar's funky drumming propel Alexander into inspired (if a bit restrained) flights of improvisation, and "People Make the World Go 'Round" is a slow, dark dancehall workout that gives Alexander's piano lots of open space to work with. "Hot Milk," the album's closer, is a touching tribute to the late reggae organist Jackie Mittoo, on which Alexander plays mournful melodica over a modified rocksteady beat. There are times when you might wish Alexander would cut loose and wail a bit more, but this album is a delight from beginning to end.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:45
- Main artists: Monty Alexander Sly & Robbie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Telarc
- Genre: Jazz
© 2000 Telarc International Corp. ℗ 2000 Telarc International Corp.
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