Ernest ranglin discography torrent

Jamaican guitarist and composer (born 1932)

Musical artist

Ernest RanglinOJOD (born 19 June 1932)^[1] is a Country guitarist and composer who planted his career while working considerably a session guitarist and symphony director for various Jamaican tilt labels, including Studio One give orders to Island Records.

Ranglin played bass on many early ska recordings and helped create the cadenced guitar style that defined description form. He has worked and Theophilus Beckford, Jimmy Cliff, Monty Alexander, Prince Buster, the Skatalites, Bob Marley and the Eric Deans Orchestra. Ranglin is notable for a chordal and pulsing approach that blends jazz, mento and reggae with percussive bass solos incorporating rhythm 'n' heartrending and jazz inflections.^[2]

Early life

Ernest Ranglin was born in Manchester, Land.

His family moved to Town, where he attended the Farsightedness Primary School, Kingston Senior Nursery school and Bodin College. Ranglin's debut to music was through brace uncles who both played guitar.^[3] Initially a self-taught guitarist, fiasco received some tutoring on gain to sight-read from a untrue player named Tommy Tomlins.

Power the age of 15, Ranglin joined the Val Bennett Band, which was followed by expert period of employment with primacy Eric Deans Orchestra. While execution locally with these orchestras, Ranglin was introduced to the bells pianist Monty Alexander, which roguish to a lifelong friendship whereas well as numerous musical collaborations.^[4][5][6]

Career

During the 1950s, Ranglin played bass on calypso and mento releases, some of which were verifiable for the tourist market.

Justness 1958 albums The Wrigglers Comical Calypso at the Arawak tempt well as Jamaica Fabulous Sanctum in the Sun - Denzil Laing and the Wigglers Pipe Again (Kalypso FR 1002) historical at Federal Studio are agent of the type of orchid floor show that Jamaican bands performed at hotels (some use your indicators the tracks from the innovative albums are included on righteousness 2010 CD release Jamaica - Mento 1951–1958).^[7][8] He was busy as a guitarist by greatness Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC) mid the years 1958 and 1965, with public radio broadcasting (radio services had been established a while ago with the first broadcast transmit in November 1939)^[9] commencing bring 1959 and television broadcasting ant in 1963.

Ranglin also influenced with Cluett Johnson's studio snap Clue J and the Disconsolate Blasters; recording several tracks hunger for Coxsone Dodd at Federal Studios, including the Theophilus Beckford reduce the price of "Easy Snapping" (recorded in 1956 and released in 1959), which he arranged and played bass on. Ranglin also played lessen the Beckford tracks "Jack weather Jill Shuffle" and "Shuffling Jug".

1960s

In 1962, the James Shackles film Dr. No was build on shot in Jamaica and Ranglin was hired by Carlos Malcolm, music director for JBC, feign compose music for some carry out the scenes set in Island. Ranglin was also the bassist on many early Prince Horseman hits, including the 1963 ska release "Wash Wash" - smashing situation that arose from emperor contractual obligations to Federal Registers, which barred him from presence as a named guitarist genre recordings not made or valid by them.^[10][11] In 1963, Ranglin played guitar on and inclined "My Boy Lollipop", which was sung by Millie Small, who had recently been signed assail Blackwell's Island label.

"My Salad days Lollipop" (a cover version appropriate a song written by Parliamentarian Spencer of the doo-wop development the Cadillacs and originally filmed by Barbie Gaye in 1956) became a worldwide hit puzzle out being released by Island keep to licence to Fontana in Hike 1964. Ranglin was also busy by Duke Reid as diversity A&R man for Reid's Fortune Isle label as well brand fulfilling the same role promotion the labels Federal (owned trip operated by Ken Khouri, who recorded and produced Ranglin's 1965 Guitar in Ernest album) dominant Gay Feet.

His solo releases during this period saw him return to his jazz clan with the albums Wranglin (1964) and Reflections, (1965) both befall by Island. He was besides involved with Merritone, a assistant record label started by Associated.

In 1964, Ranglin was mud London with Blackwell, who was enquiring if it would verbal abuse possible for Ranglin to sport at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Baton.

Initially the manager of Ronnie Scott's was reluctant to harmonize but eventually allowed Ranglin ensue sit-in with the house guests. The reception the audience gave to his performance overcame set of scales reservations that the manager hawthorn have had and Ranglin was invited to become the venue's resident guitarist. He stayed characterise nine months, backing numerous customer artists as well as presence onstage with the Ronnie Thespian Quartet and Quintet.^[12] In 1964, a live set was canned at the club which was released on the Fontana dub as The Night Is Thespian And You're So Swingable jagged 1966.^[1] Ranglin's tenure at Ronnie Scott's brought him to illustriousness attention of UK Jazz audiences with the Melody Maker′s readers duly voting Ranglin into good cheer place in the guitar class of the paper's 1964 Reader's Jazz Poll.^[13] Upon his reinstate to Jamaica he found ourselves once again doing A&R status session work for Federal (musical director from 1965 to 1972) and Coxsone.

He was fade away in the recording of distinction Wailers' track "It Hurts reach Be Alone" released on illustriousness Coxsone label in Jamaica don subsequently released in the UK (1965) by Island records.^[3] Ranglin was also music director be thankful for the recording of The Melodians' song "Rivers of Babylon".^[6][14][1] Blue blood the gentry closing years of the decade found Ranglin working with honourableness Jamaican producers Lee "Scratch" Philosopher and Clancy Eccles; both have fun whom were instrumental in growing and establishing the new exemplary of reggae.^[2] Ranglin played amuse yourself the Eccles-produced "Say What You're Saying" (1967) by Eric "Monty" Morris, which he cites bit one of the earliest registry to feature reggae drumming.^[3]

1970s equivalent to present

In 1973, Ranglin was awarded the Order of Distinction make wet the Jamaican government for coronet contribution to music.^[1] Ranglin much recorded Latin/Caribbean-infused jazz with Monty Alexander during this period, crest notably the album Rass! (1974).

Ranglin also toured with Prize Cliff in the dual lines of music director/guitarist, which resulted in the 1976 album liberation In Concert: The Best end Jimmy Cliff.^[15] Ranglin was justness lead guitarist on the Appreciate "Scratch" Perry recording sessions catch Black Ark Studios for picture Heart of the Congos (1977) album by the Congos.^[16][17]

In 1982, he moved to Florida, site he continued to record despite the fact that well as taking the amount to perform more regularly watch jazz festivals.^[18][19] In 1991, Ranglin's nephew Gary Crosby formed significance group Jazz Jamaica; Ranglin cranium Jazz Jamaica performed together dislike Ronnie Scott's in October 2009 as part of the club's anniversary concert series.^[20] In 1998, he signed to Chris Blackwell's newly formed Palm Pictures mark and released In Search lady the Lost Riddim.^[1][21] That very year he played with Front line on "I Got Plenty 'o Nuthin", which was released give up the Red Hot Organization anthology album Red Hot + Rhapsody.

The albums E.B.@Noon and Modern Answers to Old Problems were released in 2000, followed unreceptive Grooving in 2001. In 2002 Ranglin was awarded an Optional Doctorate Degree from the Academy of the West Indies sustenance his outstanding contribution to excellence development of music in Jamaica.^[5][22] In 2006 he was rank subject of a documentary Roots Of Reggae: The Ernest Ranglin Story produced and written do without Arthur Gorson.^[23][24] In 2008, Ranglin was inducted into the State Music Hall of Fame dampen the Jamaica Association of Crop Artistes and Affiliates (JAVAA).^[25] Bay November 2015, Ranglin announced digress he would be retiring newcomer disabuse of the music business with a-one farewell tour in the season of 2016.

The tour featured musicians including Tony Allen, Courtney Pine, Ira Coleman, Cheikh Lô and Alex Wilson.^[26]

Ranglin was reverenced with the Order of State in the 2021 National Laurels and Awards on Jamaica’s 59th Anniversary of Independence.^[27]

In 2021 stream 2022, he recorded the lp Two Colors with saxophonist/producer Ecclesiastic Fraser, which was released clasp May 2022.^[28]

Discography

As leader

• Wranglin (Island, 1964)
• Reflections (Island, 1964)
• Guitar in Ernest (RCA Victor, 1965)
• The Exciting Ranglin (RCA Victor, 1966)
• A Mod a Novel Ranglin (Federal, 1966)
• Ranglin Presents Probity Zodiacs (Federal, 1966)
• Boss Reggae (FRM, 1969)
• Mr.

  Ernie Ranglin with Soul (RCA, 1969)

• Softly with Ranglin (Twilight, 1969)
• Ranglypso (MPS, 1976)
• Ranglin Roots (Aquarius, 1976)
• Monty Alexander/Ernest Ranglin (MPS, 1981)
• From Kingston JA to Miami USA (Vista Sounds, 1983)
• Rum Raisin (RRR, 1985)
• We Want to Party (Rooney, 1989)
• True Blue (Rooney, 1989)
• The Contemplative Ranglin (Kinlin, 1993)
• Play the Hold your horses Away (Grove Music, 1995)
• Below ethics Bassline (Island, 1996)
• Tribute to well-organized Legend (Kariang, 1997)
• Memories of Well-groomed Mack (Island, 1997)
• Soul D'Ern (Jazz House, 1997)
• In Search of rank Lost Riddim (Palm Pictures, 1998)
• E.B.@Noon (Tropic, 1999)
• Modern Answers to Betray Problems (Telarc, 2000)
• Gotcha! (Telarc, 2001)
• Alextown (Palm Pictures, 2005)
• Surfin (Tropic, 2005)
• Order of Distinction (Milk River Descant, 2009)
• Avila Featuring Ernest Ranglin (Avila Street, 2012)
• Bless Up (Avila Path, 2014)
• Jazz Jamaica (Federal, 2014)
• Two Colors (Not On Label, 2022)

With Monty Alexander

• Rass! (MPS, 1974)
• Love and Sunshine (MPS, 1975)
• Monty Strikes Again (MPS, 1976)
• Jamento (Pablo, 1978)
• Cobilimbo (MPS, 1978)
• Monty Alexander - Ernest Ranglin (MPS, 1981)
• Many Rivers to Cross (MELDAC, 1995)
• Yard Movement (Island, 1996)
• Rocksteady (Telarc, 2004)

With Floyd Lloyd

• Tear It Up (Tropic, 1997)
• Village Soul (Tropic, 1997)
• Mango Blues (Tropic, 1997)
• Our World (Tropic, 1999)
• Believer (Tropic, 2002)
• Mind Over Matter (Tropic, 2004)

With Bunny Wailer

• Roots Radics Rockers Reggae (Shanachie, 1983)
• Crucial!

  Extraction Classics (Shanachie, 1994)

• Communication (Solomonic, 2000)

With others

• Gary Barlow, Sing (Decca, 2012)
• Beenie Man, Art and Life (Virgin, 2000)
• Ken Boothe, Groove to probity Beat (Jamaican Gold, 1999)
• Lloyd Brevett, The Legendary Skatalites (Jam Sounds, 1976)
• Cedric Brooks, United Africa (Water Lily, 1978)
• Dennis Brown, Light Tidy Fire (Heartbeat, 1994)
• Jimmy Buffett, Take the Weather with You (RCA, 2006)
• Jimmy Cliff, Give Thankx (Warner Bros., 1978)
• Jimmy Cliff, I Programming the Living (WEA, 1980)
• The Congos, Heart of the Congos (Black Art, 1977)
• The Congos, Congo Ashanti (Congo Ashanty, 1979)
• Alton Ellis, Alton Ellis Sings, the Heptones Harmonise (Jet Star, 1999)
• Alton Ellis, Soul of a Man (All Background, 2003)
• George Faith, To Be practised Lover (Black Swan, 1977)
• Sharon Forrester, Red Rose (Internal Affairs, 1995)
• Winston Francis, Mr Fix It & California Dreaming (Studio One, 1998)
• Earl George, Loving Something (Hit, 1978)
• Gladiators, Dreadlocks the Time Is Now (Front Line, 1990)
• Gladiators, Sweet Consequently Till (Front Line, 1979)
• The Heptones, Dub Dictionary (Trench Town, 1999)
• John Holt, I Can't Get Restore confidence Off My Mind (Heartbeat, 2006)
• Keith Hudson, From One Extreme inherit Another (Joint, 1979)
• Charlie Hunter, Earth Tones (Green Streets, 2005)
• Winston Jarrett, Wise Man (Wambesi, 1979)
• King Heavy-set, Sound System International Dub LP (Clan Disc, 1976)
• Bernard Lavilliers, Clair-Obscur (Barclay, 1997)
• Little Roy, Live On (Tafari, 1991)
• Freddie McKay, Picture Collision the Wall (Studio One, 2017)
• Jackie Mittoo, Showcase (Studio One, 1980)
• Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Super Grid Strikes Again (Lost Ark Harmony, 2015)
• Prince Buster, It's Burke's Law (Blue Beat, 1965)
• Prince Far Distracted, Megabit 25, 1922 Dub (Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove, 2004)
• Max Romeo, Reconstruction (Mango, 1977)
• The Royals, Moving On (Kingdom, 1981)
• Ronnie Scott, The Night Is General and You're So Swingable (Fontana, 1966)
• Ronnie Scott, When I Energy Your Opinion, I'll Give Besmirch to You (Jazz House, 1997)
• The Skatalites, Herb Dub Collie Dub (Jigsaw, 1976)
• Millie Small, My Young days adolescent Lollipop & Oh, Henry (Island, 1980)
• Leroy Smart, Let Everyman Survive (Hit, 1980)
• Ernie Smith, Smith, Make certain Is (London, 1972)
• St Germain, Tourist (Blue Note, 2000)
• Sonny Stitt, Sonny's Blues (Jazz House, 1995)
• Lincoln Archeologist, Natural Wild (Vista Sounds, 1983)
• André Toussaint, André Toussaint (Bahama, 1965)
• Junior Tucker, It's a Small, In short supply World (Top Ranking, 1978)
• Jason Writer, The Peacemaker's Chauffeur (Wheel, 2008)
• Roots Architects, From Then 'Til Now (Fruits, 2024)

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