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The Keyboard King At Studio One
''The Keyboard King at Studio One'' is a 2000 compilation album from Jackie Mittoo. Music and content The music on ''The Keyboard King at Studio One'' consists of Jackie Mittoo's the late 1960s and 1970s work. Tracks are taken from Mittoo solo albums like ''Keep on Dancing'' (1969), ''Jackie Mittoo Now'' (1970), and ''Macka Fat'' (1971). Release The album was released on compact disc and vinyl by Soul Jazz Records in 2000. The album was re-released by Soul Jazz Records for its 20th anniversary on February 4, 2021 on blue coloured vinyl. Reception ''The Guardian'' gave the album a five-star rating and called it their Pop CD of the Week on February 11, 2000. Proclaiming that Mittoo sounds "utterly complacent, cocky" and that Mittoo's "slow-motion hedonism makes Isaac Hayes and George Clinton (funk musician), George Clinton resemble walking anxiety attacks." Tim Perry of ''The Independent'' gave the album four stars out of five, praising the album as a mix of "rocksteady and ska mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Mittoo
Donat Roy Mittoo (3 March 1948 – 16 December 1990), better known as Jackie Mittoo, was a Jamaican-Canadian keyboardist, songwriter and musical director. He was a member of The Skatalites and musical director of the Studio One record label. Upon hearing of Mittoo's death, Coxsone Dodd commented "He was an ambassador of our music worldwide... there can be no doubt. Read the legacy this young man has left behind. May his name be remembered and his music live on." Biography Mittoo, of partial Indo-Jamaican descent, was born in Brown's Town, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, and began learning to play the piano when he was three under the tutelage of his grandmother. In the 1960s, he was a member of The Skatalites, The Sheiks, The Soul Brothers, The Soul Vendors and Sound Dimension. Mittoo's compositions in this period included "Darker Shade of Black", "Feel Like Jumping", and "Baby Why". He played with Lloyd "Matador" Daley in 1968 and 1969. In the mid-1970s, he emigrated to T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |