King Jammy Presents Dennis Brown - Tracks Of Life (Vinyl LP)

'Tracks of Life' draws largely on studio recordings that Jammy produced for Brown in 1984-1985, which would become the Greensleeves LP Slow Down. "This was the first Dennis Brown album I did," recalls King Jammy. "I record that album in London, and it was strictly live music, acoustic music. And to me, Dennis sounded better when we did live riddims. I wanted to bring this from the older songs. The older songs mean a lot more to me because they're original, most of them, and they sound the way I like, on live riddim. I brought forth the original first album, but then I had some songs with Dennis Brown on some computer riddims, and they're hit songs. So I incorporated those also."

Dennis Brown was the most popular singer in reggae at the time of the original recordings, and King Jammy found him in prime form, recording what would become enduring tracks "It's Magic," "Live and Love," and "Joy In The Morning." For Tracks of Life, King Jammy went back to the Slow Down master tapes (and several from other projects) and brought veteran and new generation reggae and dancehall stars to the studio to write and sing new lyrics in combination with Dennis Brown.

"All the artists on the album are lovers of Dennis Brown's music. Whether they're old or they're young, all of these artists on the album have Dennis Brown as one of their favourite singers." Artists on the project include Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Alborosie, Busy Signal, Bounty Killer & Dawn Penn, Protoje, Romain Virgo, Agent Sasco, Josey Wales, and newcomers Aza Lineage, Jesse Royal, and Projexx, among others."

Includes bonus 7".

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Media: Mint (M)
Sleeve: Mint (M)

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