Ernest Ranglin

[John A.]

Any of familiar with Ernest Ranglin?

John

[mr. beaumont]

Love him. Below the bassline and Barber Mack are in constant rotation at my house.

[cosmic gumbo]

He's been discussed often in the forum, because who else created all the iconic reggae/island guitar vocabulary, but him?

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[Lazz]

Love me some Ernest.
One of the kings of my kitchen dancing.

[mr. beaumont]

Love me some Ernest.
One of the kings of my kitchen dancing.

Lol. Totally great cooking music, right?

[Hep To The Jive]

Yeah mon! Saw him live here in NYC a few years ago, I'm a big fan. He has that Benson vibe down, but you can skank to it... Rudie's got soul!

[gmek]

Below the Bassline is great. I also play Boss Reggae a lot.

[Little Jay]

Here's my homage to Ernest: https://tracintracy.bandcamp.com/track/skattered

(Yes, I posted it before :-)

[Jazzism]

First heard about him on the St Germain record tourist.strange that I was listening to this and Marc moulin's top secret while I was in Kuwait in 2003.

[edh]

@Jay, if that's your band, you guys are cooking.

[AndyV]

Adore Ranglin's playing!

At 04:22 - 4:31 he plays a cool riff that's just diatonic thirds but played with such feel! One of the few Ranglin riff's I've been able to lift!

[Little Jay]

@Jay, if that's your band, you guys are cooking.

Yup that's my group. But I'm no Ernest.....

[John A.]

The only album I've got is Modern Answers to Old Problems, but I've been queuing him up on ye olde spot of fy quite a bit. He's a got a really broad range of styles, and some of it really burns.

John

[Plectrum]

The one I have is Guitar In Ernest. Pretty good record!

Guitar In Ernest by Ernest Ranglin
https://itun.es/ca/UytcF

[Greentone]

My first album by Ranglin was Memories of Barber Mack. After that, I jumped in deep. I have quite a few albums by Ernest Ranglin, at this point. He brought Jamaican guitar playing along from the 50s to the present, playing jazz, then creating reggae. He played along side Jamaican talents like pianist Monty Alexander, drummer Sly Dunbar, and bassist Robbie Shakespeare. That combination could cover just about ANY gig that was called for in Jamaica--big hotel gigs, recording sessions, you name it.

Give Ranglin a listen.

[Little Jay]

Here's some pretty cool records by Ernest to check out:

VinylBeat.com: Album Cover Gallery #39: Ernest Ranglin

[whiskey02]

Lol. Totally great cooking music, right?

Cooking, cleaning up and I'm thinking perfect driving music. I'm very particular about what I want to hear when I'm driving; silence wins out usually over the sh*t that comes out of the radio.

Never heard this stuff before, love it, thanks.

[sgcim]

Yup that's my group. But I'm no Ernest.....

Wow, you're playing with Cal Massey's son! Do you funky Netherlands boys ever play any of Cal's tunes, when you're through playing those soul-jazz classics?
You do a great job of making the band sound full, and Zane plays his ass off.

[Little Jay]

Wow, you're playing with Cal Massey's son! Do you funky Netherlands boys ever play any of Cal's tunes, when you're through playing those soul-jazz classics?
You do a great job of making the band sound full, and Zane plays his ass off.

You know Cal Massey? Cool! Actually Zane has another project going that plays his father's music, but yeah we play These Are Soulful Days sometimes (recorded by Pat Martino and Lee Morgan). Thanks for the kind words!

[sgcim]

You know Cal Massey? Cool! Actually Zane has another project going that plays his father's music, but yeah we play These Are Soulful Days sometimes (recorded by Pat Martino and Lee Morgan). Thanks for the kind words!

Let me know if Zane comes out with a CD of his father's music. I'd buy it in a second. I used to play Quiet Dawn in a trio I had years ago, and loved it. I hope you're involved with his project; you do a great job of replacing our enemy- the keyboard player!

[Little Jay]

Let me know if Zane comes out with a CD of his father's music. I'd buy it in a second. I used to play Quiet Dawn in a trio I had years ago, and loved it. I hope you're involved with his project; you do a great job of replacing our enemy- the keyboard player!

He already did, it's called the Cal Massey Songbook, but it might be a bit different from what you expect (?), but check it out anyway:

http://www.chinchin-records.com/#!cosmic-surf-club/cv4h

http://www.chinchin-records.com/#!co...-songbook/cqjc

[sgcim]

Some nice stuff there. You're right, I didn't expect those interpretations.

[AndyV]

Ranglin on NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts:

[Little Jay]

Here's a whole album (recorded from dusty crackling vinyl). I like the trio thing!

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