{"product_id":"various-artists-jumping-with-mr-lee-reggae-classics-from-the-vault-of-bunny-striker-lee-cd","title":"Various Artists - Jumping With Mr Lee - Reggae Classics From The Vault Of Bunny “Striker” Lee [CD]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: KSCD083\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 5060135762735\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 18 Nov 2022\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Reggae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe period of 1967 – 1968 when Rocksteady was in full flow, would also be a turning point for Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee, when he became a producer in his own right. Many of the great tunes during this eventful year came out of his stable and initially saw the light of day on his own imprint label ‘Lee’s’. This album has been assembled from some of those fine tunes and tells the story of reggae in what was a stellar time for both reggae and Mr Bunny Lee.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdward ‘Bunny’ Lee later to become known as ‘Striker’ (b.23rd August 1941) got his introduction to the music business around 1962 when his future brother in law singer Derrick Morgan introduced Bunny to producer Duke Reid, who gave him a job as record plugger for his Treasure Isle label. 1966 saw Bunny Lee move on to working for producer Ken Lack who ran his own label Caltone. Bunny’s first credit as a producer was released on the label when he produced ‘Lloyd Jackson and the Groovers’ with a tune called ‘Listen To The Music’.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs we stated earlier by 1967 Bunny Lee was leading the way and his vast stable of singers, were producing hit after hit for him. Many of those artists are featured on this compilation. The Sensations ‘Long Time Me No See You Girl’, the Uniques that featured the great Slim Smith are here on some of their greatest cuts ‘Love and Devotion’ and ‘The Beatitude’, ‘Girls Like Dirt’. ‘My Conversation’ a song that would be a big hit for the Uniques would also go on to be of the most covered songs and redone over rhythms, in the history of reggae music. The great singer Pat Kelly features on ‘Somebody’s Baby’ and ‘Little Boy Blue’ all massive hits, when originally released. Bunny’s love of Jazz and the brass sections would also shine through with some of Jamaica’s finest musicians featured here with the excellent tenor sax work of Val Bennett which gave us our album title track ‘Jumping With Mr Lee’ and ‘Jumping With Val’. The Alto sax work of Lester Sterling are featured on the timeless cut ‘Bangerang’ and ‘Tribute To Scratch’. The big sound of Trombonist ‘Vin Gordon’ features on ‘Sounds and Soul’. Not forgetting the previously mentioned King of Ska Derrick Morgan on ‘Hold Your Jack’. A song that in a few years’ time would provide the backbone for Mr Max Romeo’s cross over and controversial hit ‘Wet Dream’. So yes, a fine collection of tracks from the great producer Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee. Sit back and enjoy the reggae music of 1967-1968 with of the best sounds in town.Sit back and enjoy…..\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracklisting\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 1 LONG TIME ME NO SEE YOU GIRL- THE SENSATIONS\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 2 LOVE AND DEVOTION- THE UNIQUES\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 3 JUMING WITH MR LEE- VAL BENNETT AND THE BUNNY LEE ALLSTARS\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 5 BANGERANG- LESTER STERLING AND WINSTON “STRANGER” COLE\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 6 LITTLE BOY BLUE- PAT KELLY\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 7 STORY OF LOVE- THE UNIQUES\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 8 A CHANGE IS GONNA COME – KEN PARKER\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 9 JUMPING WITH VAL – VAL BENNETT\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 10 GIRLS LIKE DIRT- THE UNIQUES\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 11 TRIBUTE TO KING- SCRATCH LESTER STERLING\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 12 SOMEBODY’S BABY- PAT KELLY\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 13 SOUNDS AND SOUL- VIN GORDON\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 14 MY ONVERSATION - THE UNIQUES\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 15 SIR LEE’S WHIP- LESTER STERLING\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 16 THE BEATITUDE- SLIM SMITH AND THE UNIQUES*\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 17 DANCE ARENA- ROY SHIRLEY*\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 18 MY WORLD- WEBBER SISTERS*\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack 19 RUN COME DANCE- GLEN ADAMS*\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e*CD Bonus Tracks\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KINGSTON SOUNDS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42064578478236,"sku":"KSCD083","price":12.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/KSCD083_f52b89bc-2145-4c1c-86dd-35ff42407f90.jpg?v=1665412007","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/various-artists-jumping-with-mr-lee-reggae-classics-from-the-vault-of-bunny-striker-lee-cd","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}