The meet THE AGRROVATORS PROFESSIONALS - At Joe Gibbs

CATALOGUE NO. JRCD 026
FORMAT - CD
RELEASE DATE 24th Jul 2020
Genres - Roots/Lovers Rock

Track Listing
1. Satta Dub
2. Dubs Not Gone Forever
3. Dub In Vain
4. Ethiopian Dub
5. Dub On The Beach
6. We All Feel Dub
7. Great Dub Wall
8. Boastful Dub
9. Apple Yam Dub
10. Brown Eyes Dub
11. Dub Island
12. Lonely Dub
13. Dub My Fire
14. Dub For The Meek

The unsung hero's in the History of Jamaican music can be traced back to the musicians who cut the thousands upon thousands of tracks that we know and love today. Each producer or studio in Kingston town, Jamaica, would use their own group of musicians that they favoured. In some cases the musicians would overlap and be involved in more than one project at the same time. A prime example of this would be the two bands The Professionals and The Aggrovators.

The same pool of musicians in this case would include: Carlton 'Santa' Davis, Carlton Barrett (Drums), Robbie Shakespeare, Aston 'Family Man' Barrett, Lloyd Parks (Bass). Earl 'Chinna' Smith (Lead guitar), Tony Chin, Winston 'Bo Beep' (Rhythm Guitar). Ansel Collins (Piano), Bernard 'Touter' Harvey, Winston Wright (Organ). The mighty horn section could at any time consist of, Bobby Ellis (Trumpet), Vin Gordon (Trombone). Tommy McCook (Tenor Saxophone) and Lennox Brown (Alto Saxophone). When Joe Gibbs recorded his sessions the set of players would go under the guise of The Professionals and when producer Bunny Lee hired the group it  would be called The Aggrovators.

Joe 'Joel' Gibbs (b.1945) moved to Kingston Town around 1962. His vast knowledge of electronics lead to the opening of his first shop selling and repairing Radio & Television sets. Its location happened to be opposite Leslie Kong's Beverley's Ice Cream Parlour & Record Store, and on noticing the draw Leslie's shop was getting from the record buying public, it seemed only natural to follow suit. Working alongside singer Roy Shirley now as a producer Joe  would meet up with fellow entrepreneur Bunny Lee and a friendship/working relationship was born.

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