Soul Jazz Records Presents - Vodou Drums In Haiti 2 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

New one-off pressing coloured vinyl 18th anniversary edition of the long-out-of-print Studio One Soul 2, the long-awaited second volume of one of the largest selling Soul Jazz Records' Studio One collections. Studio One Soul 2 takes us deep into Jamaica's long-standing fascination with American Soul and Funk music. Featuring a host of seminal Reggae artists who all first established their careers at Studio One before finding worldwide success. Featured artists include Horace Andy, The Heptones, Cornell Campbell, Ken Boothe, Jackie Mittoo, Jacob Miller and many more A-Class Studio One legends interpreting both classic and little-known American Soul and Funk tunes by the likes of Curtis Mayfield, Bill Withers, The Five Stairsteps, Marvin Gaye, The Stylistics, Lee Dorsey, Al Green, Syl Johnson and more.Curtis Mayfield is without a doubt the main soul influence for many reggae groups in the 1960s and 70s. Cornell Campbell's 'Ten to One' featured here is a stunning recut of the original Studio One single by The Mad Lads who first covered this Curtis-penned hit for the Impressions. Another great Curtis Mayfield production, The Five Stairsteps and Cubie's 'Don't Change', is interpreted by Studio One soul man Winston Francis. Similarly, Devon Russell's superb 'Make Me Believe in You' is, if anything, superior to Curtis Mayfield's ground-breaking original.While American Soul and Funk remain a constant source of inspiration on this album, classic DJs such as Prince Jazzbo and Little Joe also used these rhythms to ride vocal toasts over to serious effect.This selection features a mixture of classics, super-rare and unreleased tracks from Studio One all lovingly digitally re-mastered for this . The new CD edition comes as digipack plus booklet. Another essential Studio One . Album Tracks 1. Jacob Miller - Westbound Train (3 00) 2. Hortense Ellis - People Make the World

This is a second selection of independent disco records featuring rare and classic tracks originally released in the USA between the halcyon years of 1977 and 1985. This features only the finest disco, modern soul and boogie and is compiled by Disco Patrick who last year put together for Soul Jazz Records that mighty 'Disco - An Encyclopedia Guide to the Cover Art of Disco Records' 400+ page deluxe book, as well as the first installment of 'Disco - A Fine Selection of Independent Disco, Modern Soul and Boogie.' Album Tracks 1. Stevo - Pay the Price 2. High Frequency - Summertime 3. Dunn Pearson Junior - Groove on Down 4. Mad Dog Fire Department - Cosmic Funk 5. Needa - Rock 6. Cream de Coco - Disco Strut 7. Anita Maldonado - What Can I Do to Make You Dance 8. The Shades of Love - Come Inside 9. Skip Jackson and the Natural Experience - Micro Wave Boogie 1. Jahneen - Everybody's Dancin' 2. Montego Joe - Freestyle 3. Timmy Thomas - Africano 4. Paper Doll - Get Down Boy 5. Jazz - I Feel Like Love 6. Paco and Flaco and Coco - He's Here 7. Ripple - Victorious 8. Universal Love - Moon Ride 9. Panache - Jam on 10. Otis Brown's Grade a - Strut on

Soul Jazz Records follows up one it's most popular Studio One releases with a brand new selection of rare and classic releases by women in reggae. Featuring legendary artists such as Marcia Griffiths, Rita Marley and Hortense Ellis (with a guest appearance by her brother Alton), alongside a host of rarities from lesser known names such as Nina Soul, Nana McLean, Denise Darlington, Myrna Hague and also Doreen Schaeffer, a vocalist who was a founding member of The Skatalites. There are notable covers (from Tyrone Davis' soul classic Can I Change My Mind to the Band's 60s psychedelic classic Turn Turn Turn in a rub-a-dub style!). Doreen Schaeffer reversions Alton Ellis's seminal I'm Still in Love with You, Nina Soul reversions the slack rocksteady anthem Barb Wire. A number of these tracks are almost impossible to find and many have never been issued ever since their initial . The music on the album is of course 100% killer and features backing from all of the seminal groups at 13 Brentford Road including The Skatalites, Sound Dimension, Soul Brothers and the Brentford All Stars, and ranges from ska, rocksteady, roots, lovers and more from the 60s, 70s and 80s. All produced by Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd at Studio One Records, the number one sound in reggae music. The album is released on Soul Jazz Records in a CD that comes in a slipcase and with extensive sleevenotes.1. Hortense Ellis - Can I Change My Mind (3.00)2. Marcia Griffiths - Melody Life (2.49)3. Myrna Hague - New World (7.40)4. Marcia Griffiths - Shimmering Star (4.15)5. Nora Dean - Heartaches (3.02)6. The Jay Tees - Buck Town Corner (3.05)7. Jennifer Lara - Turn Turn Turn (3.12)8. Doreen & Alton - I'm Still In Love (3.19) 9. Doreen Schaeffer - Sugar Sugar (2.40)10. Denise Darlington - Feel So Good (2.24)11. Angela Prince - My Man Is Gone (2.32)12. Nana McLean - Till I Kissed You (5.08)13. Nina Soul - Barb