Jonestown

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Personnel: Winston Jarrett (vocals); Chinna Smith (guitar); Dean Frazier (flute, saxophone); Bobby Ellis (trumpet); Gladdy Anderson (piano); Winston Wright (organ); Santa Davis (drums); Scully Sims, Harry T. Powell, Sticky Thompson (percussion). Audio Mixer: Sylvan Morris. Liner Note Author: Leroy Jodie Pierson. Recording information: Aquarius. Photographer: Robert Schoenfeld. There are lots of obscure reggae singers, and most of them are obscure with good reason. But it's hard to understand why Winston Jarrett hasn't gotten more recognition. Despite a powerful singing voice, a tuneful writing style and a string of fine albums, his name recognition is limited to serious reggae fans. Jarrett's street cred in Jamaica seems pretty solid, though, given the all-star cast of musicians that contributed to this album: Earl "Chinna" Smith and Dwight Pinkney on guitar, Clinton Fearon on bass, Santa Davis on drums, a horn section consisting of Dean Fraser and Bobby Ellis -the credits read like an old-school reggae reunion. And it turns out that Jarrett is also a skilled producer; the sound on this self-produced album is sharp, well-balanced and rich. A couple of tracks flirt with excessive slickness ("Unity," "Run to the Rock"), but for the most part the richly burnished sound serves the songs well: sufferer's anthems like "Knotty Got to Find a Way" and the archetypal "Babylon Broke Dung Me House" bounce and shimmer with a melodic glee that is charmingly at odds with their dour lyrics. Overall, this is a great album from a criminally underrated reggae talent. ~ Rick Anderson