Jacob Miller

Jacob Miller

Jacob Miller - Who Say Jah No Dread - Greensleeves-CD.

Jacob Miller is a singer I've missed out on, as a retrospective

collecter, until now that is. This album compiles all the "Killer"

Miller tracks from his sessions with Augustus Pablo from 1974-75 and

inter-laces the Dub tracks between the vocal sides, which works really

well. From other albums purchased, I'm more familiar with the Dubs

that the vocals, so this really is a treat in being able to hear the

originals.Of the tracks featured are the opening tune of "Keep on

knocking" ("Knocking Vs"), "Each one teach one" (Each one teach one

Vs") and the seminal "Baby I loved you so" which served the basis of

one of the best known Dubs, "King Tubby meets Rocker's uptown". His

voice is strong and clear and mixes material of cultural and love

themes and is mastered from the master tapes so there is no annoying

pops or clicks and being mid-priced makes it well worth buying for the

collection.

Jacob Miller - Who Say Jah No Dread - Greensleeves - 1992.

Subtitle 'The Classic Augustus Pablo Sessions 1974-75' which really says it

all. Jacob went on to bigger things with The Inner Circle band, but he

never really made anything as good with them as he did with Pablo. And

the reason for that is the quality of the production work. In the

mid-seventies Pablo enjoyed making rhythms that were multi-functional

- you could dance to them or listen to them. Either way you would end

up enjoying yourself. Some good songs and a strong singer like Jacob,

increased that enjoyment.