1999-05-25 Stir It Up - The Music Of Bob Marley By Monty Alexander - Telarc Records
Title : Stir It Up -The music Of Bob Marley
Format : Compact Disc
Origin : USA
Numbers Of Trax : 13
Detailled Liner Notes : No
Label : Telarc Records
Release Date : 1999
Monty Alexander tears it up on his piano with this release.
Split between 2 bands half of the album has a more straight ahead jazz sound
and half has more of a roots sound.
Being a Jamaican Monty knew what songs to choose ie-so jah seh.
So many tribute albums have the same old song selection,
usually very close to the Legend track list.
the album tracklist is the following :
01 - jammin' 6:16
02 - kaya 4:23
03 - the heathen 5:23
04 - could you be loved 4:00
05 - running away 6:39
06 - stir it up 5:15
07 - is this love 4:53
08 - no woman no cry 6:09
09 - crisis 6:06
10 - i shot the sheriff 6:23
11 - so jah seh 6:50
12 - nesta (he touched the sky) tribute song 2:45
13 - could you be loved (extended remix featuring sly dunbar) 5:42
Players Of Instruments :
Monty Alexander - Piano
The Gumption Band (The Ja Band)
Dwight Dawes - keys
Robert Angus - guitar
Trevor Mc Kenzie - bass
Rolando Wilson - drums
Desmond Jones - percussion
usa jazz rhythm section
Derek Di Cenzo - guitar
Hassan J J. Wiggins - bass
Troy Davis - drums
Guest Artist - Steve Turre - trombone, conch shell
Recorded at Avatar Studios, NYC, 10-12 1998
Productors : Glen Brown, Robert Woods
Additional Informations And Comments:
- Thanks to Joseph Jurgensen