Jazz

11/14 in a nutshell…

The Byron Lee/Danny Davis “Ska Dee Wah” MGM 45 is exactly the same cut as the “Ska-de-Wah” you hear on Lee’s Dance The Ska album… the only difference being full accreditation, including listing one Billy Mure as the composer/arranger! It’s sandwiched between the Dragonaire-backed “Soon You’ll Be Gone” (The Blues Busters) and “Hold Me” (Stranger & Patsy), both Kentone 45s on this week’s “Ooh”. Later on, listen just before Sherwood’s Planet for the really cool Grape 45, “Babylon” by Freddie Notes & the Rudies. Sherwood commenced the weekly orbit of his Planet with somebody named DJ Me DJ You with a spacey track called “Spa” and remember, spassengers, er, skassengers… “spa” is 3/5ths of “space” (har-dee-har-har!)… Besides that, everybody from Fred Katz to Caravan Palace to Walter Wanderley wound up on Sherwood’s playlist this week, so enjoy the ride! Howzabout a lollie, Pop? Nikesha Lindo, who calls reggae legend Willie Lindo daddy, has GotchaSKAvered this week. Bands with acronyms for names, including MFSB (but not that MFSB) made up the 5(+1)@5:05, and a band called Viking’s Remedy sang about a certain “Mrs. Weed” …and unless I’m sorely mistaken, I believe that would be Mrs. Mary Jane Weed! If you’re her hub, this one’s for you. ‘Til next time, tune in… and stay tuned!