Champion in the Arena: 1976-77
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2003-07-14
Reviewed 2003-07-14
JACKIE MITTOO – Champion in the Arena, 1976-77
Blood & Fire, 2003
The most influential reggae keyboardist ever, Jackie Mittoo was music director for the famed Studio 1 record label and a founding member of the Skatalites. The sides on this comp were recorded in Britain, produced by Bunny Lee and mixed by King Tubby. They're all instrumentals, with Jackie on Hammond B-3 or other electric keyboards, and have that classically 70s roots/dub sound.
There isn't much variety, but it's excellent mixing or soundbed material.
Fo's Picks: 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12,14
[ Fo ] - 7/14/03
Blood & Fire, 2003
The most influential reggae keyboardist ever, Jackie Mittoo was music director for the famed Studio 1 record label and a founding member of the Skatalites. The sides on this comp were recorded in Britain, produced by Bunny Lee and mixed by King Tubby. They're all instrumentals, with Jackie on Hammond B-3 or other electric keyboards, and have that classically 70s roots/dub sound.
There isn't much variety, but it's excellent mixing or soundbed material.
Fo's Picks: 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12,14
[ Fo ] - 7/14/03
Recent airplay
Champion of the Arena
Oh Messy Motion — Sep 14, 2016
Hot Milk
No Messy Cover Minimum — Nov 29, 2013
Drum Song
brownian entropy — Aug 15, 2012
Champion of the Arena, Ram Jam
Organgasm — Dec 22, 2009
Drum Song
6ft underground — Feb 08, 2008
Clean Up the Arena
on The warpath — Jun 16, 2007
Charting
2003-07-21 — 2003-09-22
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Sep 28 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | 3 |
| Sep 7 | 1 |
| Aug 31 | 1 |
| Aug 24 | 1 |
| Aug 17 | 1 |
| Aug 10 | 2 |
| Aug 3 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Champion of the Arena | ||
| 2. | Hot Milk | ||
| 3. | Darker Shade of Black | ||
| 4. | Drum Song | ||
| 5. | The Sniper | ||
| 6. | Peace Treaty | ||
| 7. | North of the Sun | ||
| 8. | Jumping Jack | ||
| 9. | Super Charge | ||
| 10. | One Step Forward | ||
| 11. | Ram Jam | ||
| 12. | Brain Mark | ||
| 13. | In Cold Blood | ||
| 14. | Earthquake | ||
| 15. | Atom Sounds | ||
| 16. | Death Trap | ||
| 17. | Clean Up the Arena |