Wednesday, July 21, 2004  

Like KRS, I'm Promotional Minded

Monty Alexander & Ernest Ranglin, "Stalag 17"
from Rocksteady (Telarc, 2004)
Tenor Saw, "Ring the Alarm"
from 200% Dynamite (Soul Jazz, 1999; rec. 1985)

Tenor Saw's 1985 hit "Ring the Alarm" is one of the greatest dancehall tunes ever, and like more than 200 other songs it's built on Winston Riley and Ansell Collins' "Stalag 17" instrumental from 1973. Monty Alexander and Ernest Ranglin cover "Stalag 17" and other great Ja songs on their new CD, Rocksteady. Next time you're in Kingston, stop by Winston's Techniques store at 99 Orange Street and pick up some 45s and some car accessories. He sells both.

Do you want to read all about Monty & Ernie and jazz & ska and America & Jamaica? Then you may wanna buy the new issue of JazzTimes, which details the influence of jazz on the creation of ska. Read an excerpt here.

You like? Me too. I think the writer did a fine job. His English grammar comes down like a hammer. And there are only a few typos. That's all anyone can ask for in life, just a few typos.

Snag the mag from any major joint (Borders, Barnes & Noble, Tower, etc), or via mailorder from JT (link at the bottom of the excerpt). Even better, get JazzTimes from Ernie B's Reggae, the best mail order joint anywhere (search for Jazz Times, two words). You can get Rocksteady and 200% Dynamite there as well.

Promotional minded, you've been blinded.

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