JAZZ JAMAICA : DOUBLE BARREL

JAZZ JAMAICA
En 1991, inspirado en los ritmos tradicionales de la música Jamaiquina, y en la extensa naturaleza de la improvisación del
Jazz, el miembro original de los "Jazz Warriors", el contrabajista Gary Crosby, convirtió un concepto musical en una feliz realidad. Su concepto consistía en crear una fusión entre el Mento, Ska, Reggae y Jazz, interpretando composiciones de Jazz clasico y moderno, conjuntamente con temas tradicionales de Jamaica.Gary reunió a un grupo de músicos de los circuitos del Jazz y del Reggae, quienes en conjunto, representan el más fino exponente de esta fusión musical única conocida como Skazz. El resultado fué Jazz Jamaica. Desde el debut de su nueva banda en Enero de 1992, Crosby lideró Jazz Jamaica convirtiéndola en una de las bandas de Jazz más bailables de toda la historia.
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Jazz Jamaica is a jazz/reggae music group formed by musician Gary Crosby in London. In 1991, inspired by the rhythms of traditional Jamaican music and the largely improvisational nature of jazz, original Jazz Warrior, jazz double bassist, and nephew of veteran Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin, Gary Crosby conceived a fusion of mento, ska, reggae and jazz styles in playing classic and modern jazz standards alongside Jamaican folksongs. To achieve this, he gathered together a group of musicians drawn from the jazz and reggae circuits, to form Jazz Jamaica.Since its realisation, Crosby developed the Jazz Jamaica concept by introducing more young jazz musicians, so increasing the size of the pool of 'Jazz Jamaicans', and enabling him to extend the boundaries of the music played. Crosby and his musicians are exponents of this musical fusion known
as skazz, which has earned global appreciation. In March 1999, Crosby expanded the core lineup of Jazz Jamaica to formal big band status by adding a number of guest soloists including Denys Baptiste, Andy Sheppard, Soweto Kinch, Juliet Roberts, Orphy Robinson, Guy Barker, Kevin Robinson, Ashley Slater, Annie Whitehead, and Alex Wilson, resulting in the Jazz Jamaica All Stars, a 20-piece band featuring featuring vocals, five saxophones, four trumpets, and four trombones with a rhythm section of double bass, piano, drums, guitar and percussion. In 2002, Jazz Jamaica won the best band award at the BBC Jazz Awards.
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MINHA OPINIÃO: 'Tão vendo só? E tem gente pensava que da Jamaica só vinha Bob Marley, Raggae, dreadlocks, etc. Agora vamos apresentar
o "combo" e esperar pra ouvir o CD da "big band", que será postado brevemente.
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JAZZ JAMAICA: DOUBLE BARREL
Label: Hannibal
Orig Year 1998
Street Date Apr 28, 1998
Recorded at Livingston Studios, London, England.

PERSONNEL:
Dennis Rollins - trombone
Gary Crosby - acoustic bass
Brian Edwards - alto saxophone
Alan Weeks - guitar
Clifton "Bigga" Morrison - keyboards, piano, Hammond organ
Michael "Bammie" Rose - tenor saxophone, flute

TRACKS/FAIXAS
1. Double Barrel
2. Confucious
3. Monkey Man
4. (Theme From) Exodus
5. Shank-Kai-Chek
6. Butterfly
7. Marcus Junior
8. Dewey Square
9. Walk On By
10. Night Dreamer
11. I Heard It Through The Grapevine


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