Jamaica Calling - Jimmy Tucker - Sings of Jamaica

Описание: Track 12 from the Jimmy Tucker Sings of Jamaica LP (1981)

Jimmy Tucker, Tenor, was born after the birth of the Spirit of Jamaican Nationalism in 1938. Recognized as a prodigious child soprano of the 1950’s, he is also recognized as a commentator on Jamaican and Caribbean affairs. In this collection of beautiful Jamaican compositions, Jimmy Tucker’s lyrical voice is heard against a background of stirring instrumental arrangements performed by the Jamaica Military Band, conducted by Captain Joe Williams, and other outstanding performers of both traditional and contemporary music in Jamaica. These patriotic songs, in particular, tell a significant part of the story of Jamaica’s emergence from a colonial territory into an independent nation within the British Commonwealth, on August 6th, 1962. On the whole, these songs depict the indomitable spirit of Jamaicans, the beauty of their island and the hope for the fulfilment of the vision in Jamaica’s political motto: Out of Many, One People.

Recorded At – Dynamic Sounds Studios, Aquarius Studios and Tuff Gong Studios

Credits:
Backing Band – The Jamaica Military Band
Backing Band [Uncredited] – Third World
Backing Vocals [Chorus] – Clive Brown, J. Leo Whyte, Jacinth Taylor, Marlene Holman, Oliver Ramsay, Patricia Stewart, Raymond Carnegie, Yvonne Miller
Bass – Richard "Bass Heart" Daley
Bass Guitar – Stephen "Cat" Coore
Conductor – Captain Joe Williams
Coordinator [Music Coordination] – Captain Joe Williams, Paulette Bellamy
Design [Album Concept] – Jimmy Tucker
Drums – William "Willy" Stewart
Flute – Cedric "Im" Brooks
Painting [Painting By] – Courtney Morgan
Percussion – Irving "Carrot" Jarrett, Noel "Scully" Simms
Piano – Michael "Ibo" Cooper
Recorded By – Christopher Davis, Noel Hearne
Tenor Saxophone – Cedric "Im" Brooks
Violin – Flo Wilson, Noel Peck, Paulette Bellamy