Harlem-Kingston Express CD


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Harlem-Kingston Express by Monty Alexander was released Jun 14, 2011 on the Mot�ma Music label. Some may be surprised to know that reggae music actually has deep roots in jazz. Harlem-Kingston Express Ska, reggae's stylistic precursor, came into being as a fusion of Jamaican mento, calypso, and American R&B, but some of its earliest and best players were Kingston jazz musicians, and early ska tunes were very often characterized by swinging rhythms and walking basslines. Ska eventually slowed down and its rhythms shifted, resulting first in the short-lived "rocksteady" style before it slowed further and became reggae, which dominated the island's music scene for a decade and a half before eventually being supplanted by the more raucous dancehall style. ...See Full Description

Harlem-Kingston Express Album Track Listing

Trk	Song	Time	Price	Buy MP3
1	Strawberry Hill See All 2 Monty Alexander	4:09	$0.99
2	High Heel Sneakers See All 3 Monty Alexander	4:02	$0.99
3	King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown See All 3 Monty Alexander	6:02	$0.99
4	Eleuthera Monty Alexander	5:56	$0.99
5	Sweet Georgia Brown See All 6 Monty Alexander	5:08	$0.99
6	Freddie Freeloader (Riddim) See All 3 Monty Alexander	2:07	$0.99
7	Heathen See All 2 Monty Alexander	4:56	$0.99
8	Compassion Monty Alexander	5:03	$0.99
9	Running Away See All 3 Monty Alexander	6:46	$0.99
10	Day-O (Banana Boat Song) See All 2 Monty Alexander	5:24	$0.99
11	No Woman No Cry See All 5 Monty Alexander	7:06	$0.99

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I saw Monti Alexander in Puerto Rico last month and the prrsntation live and this recorded is the same quility. Love it
By edwin.pagan (Puerto Rico, USA)

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Harlem-Kingston Express Product Details

CD Universe Part number	8487085
Label	Mot‚ma Music
Orig Year	2011
Catalog number	67
Discs	1
Release Date	Jun 14, 2011
Studio/Live	Live
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Jana Herzen; Katherine Miller; Monty Alexander; Todd Barkan
Engineer	Jeff Jones "the Jedi Master"
Recording Time	56 minutes
Personnel	Monty Alexander - piano Obed Calvaire - drums Andy Bassford - electric guitar Hassan Shakur - acoustic bass Yotam Silberstein - guitar Hoova Simpson - electric bass Karl Wright

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