Fy-Ah, Fy-Ah

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Bob Marley: Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer (vocals). Additional personnel: Eric Gale , Ernest Ranglin, Lyn Taitt, Alva Lewis, Aston Barrett, Hux Brown, Ranny "Bop" Williams, Paul Khouri (guitar); Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook (saxophone); Dizzy Moore (trumpet); Vin Gordon, Daniel Seemo Simpson (trombone); Hugh Masekela (horns); Gladstone Anderson, Glen Adams, Winston Wright (piano, organ); Gladdy Anderson (piano); Jackie Jackson , Paul Gonlanzes (bass instrument); Hugh Malcolm, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Carlton "Carly" Barrett, Mikey "Boo" Richards (drums); Ras Michael, Alvin "Seeco" Patterson, Larry McDonald (percussion). This excellent three-disc box set collects material the Wailers recorded for JAD records between 1968 and 1970. While not as definitive as the Lee Perry-produced sessions they cut in the early '70s (compiled on the superb AFRICAN HERBSMAN), the work on FY-AH, FY-AH is vintage Wailers, with plenty to admire in Marley's early songwriting and in the band's top-shelf performances. The group had yet to perfect the slower, deeper roots sound that would set the blueprint for reggae, but the clear influences of ska and rocksteady, Jamaican gospel, and the smooth, sweet sounds of American R&B make the songs all the more interesting. What strikes the listener most, though, is how great the Wailers were as a unit. The band's inimitable chemistry--their light, lock-step grooves and the contrast between Marley's soulful lead and Peter Tosh's achingly sweet, high tenor--is consistently stunning. The sessions are also notable for the presence of Rita Marley (who sings on "Play Play"), and for the eight tracks on which Tosh sings lead. For these reasons, and its fine packaging (complete with informative liner notes and period photographs), FY-AH, FY-AH will be of interest to all Marley fans and essential for collectors.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)