Ernest Ranglin - Gotcha!

Artist:

Ranglin, Ernest

UPC:

089408353321

See Also:

Spear, Burning Congos (The) Wailer, Bunny Dekker, Desmond Wailers (The) Monty Alexander - Rocksteady

Description:

Personnel includes: Ernest Ranglin (guitar); Steve Jordan (vocals, drums); Antonio Hart (saxophone); Warren Bernhardt (piano); Gary Mayone (keyboards); Anthony Jackson (electric bass); Errol "Crusher" Bennett (percussion).
Recorded at Clinton Studios, New York, New York from November 7-9, 2000. Includes liner notes by Alyn Shipton.
Personnel: Ernest Ranglin (guitar); Antonio Hart (saxophone); Warren Bernhardt (piano); Gary Mayone (keyboards); Anthony Jackson (electric bass); Crusher Bennett (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Michael Bishop .
Liner Note Author: Alyn Shipton.
Recording information: Clinton Studios, Studio B, New York, NY (11/07/2000-11/09/2000).
Ernest Ranglin, a veteran of the Jamaican recording scene and a one-time member of the house band at Ronnie Scott`s London jazz club, is a versatile, distinctive guitarist who navigates easily among Jamaican, jazz, and pop styles. Gotcha!`s custom blend of island beats and melodious jazz-funk is what happens when the guitarist teams up with a slate of fusion, hard bop, and post-bop players. Ranglin, 68 at the time of this 2000 date, draws on a range of styles and techniques, from rhythmic reggae riffing to slippery, skittering single-note lines to Wes Montgomery-style octaves and block chords. He can play like a reggae-fied version of rock guitar instrumentalists Steve Cropper and Freddie King or in a more progressive vein that hints at the work of Sonny Sharrock and Sonny Greenwich. Ranglin`s fellow performers here include hard bop saxophonist Antonio Hart, who performs with a melodic, in-the-pocket approach that suggests a more limber version of UB40`s Brian Travers. Pianist Warren Bernhardt brings an expansive, post bop harmonic sophistication to the mix, while Gary Mayone counters with some soul-soothing organ. Fusion veterans Anthony Jackson on bass, Steve Jordan on drums, and percussionist Errol "Crusher" Bennett provide the fluid, insistent reggae and ska pulse that underpins these tracks. The CD`s one misstep is its version of "Pass the Dutchie" (a hit for the Mighty Diamonds and later Musical Youth), as the tune`s puerile refrain is at odds with the rest of this set`s refined, slinky groovesmithing. Jordan`s vocals on the track also obscure some good work by Ranglin. ~ Jim Todd

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Soulful Moments
2. Blackout
3. Bubbler, The
4. Pass the Dutchie (aka Pass the Kouchie)
5. Way Back When
6. Thinking of You
7. Moondance
8. Rock It With Me
9. Gotcha

Album Information

Release Date:

06/26/2001

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Reggae

Subgenre:

Ska

Label:

Telarc Distribution

Producer:

Mark Van Den Bergh; Michael Bishop

Catalog Number:

CD 83533

Original Release Year:

2001

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

57 : 8

Guest Artist:

Antonio Hart; Warren Bernhardt

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