Various - Fire Over Babylon (Dread, Peace and Conscious Sounds at Studio One) (Soul Jazz Records) (CD) (2021)

 

Another gem from Soul Jazz. The releases under the Soul Jazz Studio One Series are top notch and should be trusted by the public. The theme for this release is "Dread, Peace and Conscious Sounds...". In other words, this release is full of great roots and culture reggae music - my favorite kind. Those that know me personally know that my love of reggae music is unquestioned and my passion for the music released on the Studio One label is unbound. This release satisfies the soul.

Some of the hardcore will complain that Soul Jazz doesn't dig deep enough to find rare tracks from the Studio One vaults. While that may be true, they always include a few treasures. The same is true on this release. For example, The Prospectors - Glory for I is new to me. Go buy! 

Various Artists - Coxsone' Music (The First Recordings of Sir Coxsone The Downbeat 1960-62) Record B (2015)

Soul Jazz has done it again. Here is Studio One recordings before there actually was ska, let alone reggae music. Lots of interesting jazz and classic R&B on this album. I will buy anything on the Studio One label or associated with Coxson Dodd. However, if you are new to reggae music wait for a while to buy this album. Note - two separate records were released. This is Record B.

Comes with great liner notes so you will get the full story and history of the songs and the label.