heaven & earth – the jazzy side of reggae – mixtape
here comes an instrumental journey through the more jazzy side of reggae music… from nyahbinghi and roots via ethiojazz to rocksteady, ska and well beyond… a homage to all the wonderful players of instruments providing the rhythms and melodies to soothe our soul…
1. Karl Bryan & Count Ossie – Black Up (Coxsone)
2. Karl Bryan & The Afrokats – Money Generator (Soul Jazz)
3. Cedric ‘Im’ Brooks – Africa Calling (High Note)
4. Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari – Sam’s Intro (Dynamic Sounds)
5. Bongo Herman & Les – Hail I (Crystal)
6. Roland Alphonso & The Originals Orchestra – Pure Soul (Gay Feet)
7. The Light Of Saba – Lambs Bread Collie (Honest Jon’s)
8. Jata – Organ Version (Rootikal Temple)
9. Ajani & Campstreet Rockers – Spanish Town Rock (Ire Hi-Fi)
10. Jackie Mittoo – Disco Jack (17th North Parade)
11. Winston Wright & Impact All Stars – Wood Pecker (Impact!)
12. The Now Generation – Cup Of Tea (Superstar)
13. Niney – Music Police (Destroyer)
14. Karl Bryan & The Crystalites – Slippery (Crystal)
15. The Crystalites – Musical Madness (Derrick’s One Stop)
16. Mulatu Astatke – Kasalefkut-Hulu (Strut)
17. Pablove Black & The New Establishment – Pocco Tempo (Soul Jazz)
18. Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett – Cobra Style (Fam’s)
19. Ansel Collins – Nuclear Weapon (Wind)
20. Dizzy & Soul Syndicate – Riot (Inbidimts)
21. Roland Alphonso & The Originals Orchestra – Top Line (Gay Feet)
22. Roland Alphonso – Revelation Time (Wackie’s)
23. Vin Gordon, Nat Birchall & Al Breadwinner – Styler Man (Tradition Disc)
24. Jackie Mittoo – The Sniper (Sonic Sounds)
25. Baba Leslie & Tafari All-Stars – (Total Destruction) Version (Tafari)
26. Don Drummond & Roland Alphonso – Heaven And Earth (Soul Jazz)
27. Roland Alphonso – Jazz Ska (King Edwards)
28. David Hillyard & The Rocksteady 7 – Burrulero Jamaicano (Badasonic)
29. Lennie Hibbert Combo – I Love Paris (Federal)
30. Don Drummond – Gypsy Song (Coxsone)
31. Ernest Ranglin – More And More Amore (Federal)
32. Mulatu Astatke – Motherland (Strut)
[Ras Lion on the controls]
