[.ca] 1976-1977 Champion In The Are

Chronique amazon.fr:
Surnommé The Keyboard King of Studio One (le mythique label jamaïcain), Mitoo était unanimement considéré comme un clavier charismatique et exceptionnel à travers le monde. Organiste hors pair, celui qui fut l'un des membres fondateurs d'une des plus légendaires formations reggae de tous les temps : The Skatalites, possédait ce style unique, caractérisé par une dose toujours omniprésente d'un jazz incroyablement funky. Émotion, fraîcheur et un groove irrésistible, voilà ce que dégage la musique du grand Jackie Mitoo que l'on retrouve ici, dans le cadre de la réédition d'un de ses albums phares (Show Case, produit en 1978 par Bunny Lee) avec des versions longues et plusieurs morceaux bonus. --Luc Demont

be careful here:
There's not much danger in your buying this disc by mistake unless, like me, you've seen some of the reviews hailing it as a Reggae masterpiece. If you are a Reggae expert or completist, you will want to have these recordings by the historically important Mr. Mittoo. The informative liner notes talk about the studios he worked in, the musicians he knew and played with, and the expert arrangements that made him an admired (but mostly behind the scenes) force in Reggae. If you're a casual Reggae fan, be warned that this is an instrumental album. The groove is there, but every track has a similar beat, mood and sound. This is trippy or monotonous (depending on your taste) background music and not the dynamic soul and gospel-influenced music many associate with Reggae (Burning Spear, Bunny Wailer, Bob Marley - not to mention any of the vocal groups or dancehall stars). I'll take my lumps from the Reggae experts, but this is slow, obscure and, frankly, boring.

SMOKE - klassik assemblage of Jackie's crucial 1970s work:
God rest Jackie's soul, taken from us at the age of 42. A Caribbean innovator, a funky, soul-reggae organ groover, a keyboard king, a keyboard nut, this is the four-lettered word in smouldering instrumental reggae and dub by a sadly departed master. Jackie Mittoo, Hammondiste non-pareil of Jamaica, leaves essential 60s-early 70s Studio One (where much smoke was burned onto wax, including backing Bob Marley on piano while with the Skatalites) and, some years on in seventies, teams up with essential Bunny "Striker" Lee, producer of Johnny Clarke, Cornel Campbell, U Roy and much great essential Tubby's Dub. From the label that can do no wrong, this disc (comprising the Showcase album plus bonus cuts), operates on two levels at once: the riveting dub phenomeon (held metronomically by the aforementioned Riddim Twins Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare and others), and Jackie's innovative keyboard prowess, spinning Leslies, melodic sense and klassik compositions. With a few extended discomixes and Studio One groovers like Hot Milk, Ram Jam and Drum Song, witness Jackie's jazzy chops. Check the Sniper - Booker T. style Hammond gnawings plus scat singing at midnight, with a spliff. Realise that this muzek is out of sight Natty. If you don't know who Jackie Mittoo is, it's time to find out. If you like Reggae, Dub, Jimmy Smith, the Meters, the Hammond B-3, Booker T and the MGs, the Revolutionaries, bad-ass West Indian soul, Funk, the Mellotron or King Tubby, check him/it out. Now.

sit back and relax wit a rizzla:
Sure fire classic! just not for the Sean Paul fans this is classic.Real Roots keyboard instrumentals.Smokin DUB hope I could help

There's no doubt he is the champion.:
Because he's not only the champion OF the arena, but the champion IN the arena.

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