Jackie Mittoo – Reggae Magic 2LP hip hop The Meters helped move R&B

The Meters helped move R&B music toward the heavier direction of funk—complicated rhythms meeting economically powerful riffs that were the wave of what was to come

fleshed out with strings

then in the next hit a magical note that transforms a song into an anthem

this project sees the group taking their first real crack at recording as a live unit

especially viewed with the benefit of hindsight

Jackie Mittoo – Reggae Magic 2LP hip hop The Meters helped move R&BJackie Mittoos Reggae Magic is a new collection from the great Jackie Mittoo. The album features a mixture of classic tunes and rarities from the period 1967 74, when Mittoo was at the height of his musical powers. Mittoos solo career began after the end of The Skatalites in 1965. He began pushing new musical boundaries, creating a uniquely identifiable organ led funky reggae sound that owed as much to Booker T and The MGs, Jimmy Smith, Stax and