• Album cover for 'Out of Many, One Music! Songs That Shaped Jamaica' featuring a collage of vintage Jamaican record store storefronts and a large green silhouette of Jamaica overlaid with the title text.
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Tracklist

CD One
1. Swing Low Sweet Chariot – Fisk University Jubilee Quartet
2. See See Rider Blues – Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band
3. El Manisero – Rita Montaner
4. Karabali – Ernesto Lecuona Y Su Orquesta Cubana
5. Caravan – Barney Bigard And His Jazzopaters
6. Oh! Red – The Harlem Hamfats
7. Do I Worry – The Ink Spots
8. In A Mellotone – Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
9. Perfidia – Xavier Cugat And His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
10. Take The "A" Train – Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
11. Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) – Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
12. Straighten Up And Fly Right – The Nat King Cole Trio
13. Just A Riff – Big Sid Catlett Quartet featuring Ben Webster
14. Tippin' In – Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra
15. Now's The Time – Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
16. Rum And Coca-Cola – The Andrews Sisters
17. Since I Fell For You – Buddy Johnson & Ella Johnson
18. Prisoner Of Love – The Ink Spots
19. Ol' Man River – The Ravens
20. Quizás, Quizás – Bobby Capó
21. Skokiaan – African Dance Band Of The Cold Storage Commission Of Southern Rhodesia
22. Barbados – The Charlie Parker All-Stars
23. I Want A Roof Over My Head – Steve Gibson's Red Caps
24. Got You On My Mind – John Greer & His Rhythm Rockers
25. The Glory Of Love – The Five Keys
26. I Only Have Eyes For You – Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

CD Two
1. Time Marches On – Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
2. Ling, Ting, Tong – The Five Keys
3. South Of The Border – Lynn Hope
4. Sincerely – The Moonglows
5. That's All I Want From You – Jaye P. Morgan
6. Won't You Sit Down – The Staple Singers
7. She's Fine, She's Mine – Bo Diddley
8. St. Thomas – Sonny Rollins
9. You Gave Me Peace Of Mind – The Spaniels
10. Treasure Of Love – Clyde McPhatter
11. Eddie My Love – The Teen Queens
12. It's All In The Game – Nat King Cole
13. What Can I Do – Donnie Elbert
14. You Send Me – Sam Cooke
15. Silhouettes – The Rays
16. Leona – Donnie Elbert
17. China Clipper – Arthur Lyman
18. Here I Stand – Wade Flemons
19. I May Never (See My Baby Anymore) – Jimmy Scott
20. The Happy Organ – Dave "Baby" Cortez
21. Little Boy – Rosita Rosano & San Juan Rhythm Boys
22. Tears On My Pillow – Little Anthony & The Imperials
23. Secretly – Jimmie Rodgers
24. My Baby Just Cares For Me – Nina Simone
25. Take Five – The Dave Brubeck Quartet
26. Mama (Can I Go Out Tonight) – Jo Ann Campbell
27. Sea Cruise – Frankie Ford

CD Three
1. Wasted Days And Wasted Nights – Freddy Fender
2. He'll Have To Go – Jim Reeves
3. Try Me – James Brown & The Famous Flames
4. Sea Of Love – Phil Phillips With The Twilights
5. Teensville – Chet Atkins
6. A Rockin' Good Way – Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
7. Nobody Loves Me Like You – The Flamingos
8. A Cup Of Coffee (Then I'll Go) – Bill Brock
9. Bluesville – Sonny Red
10. Valarie – Jackie & The Starlites
11. Time And The River – Nat King Cole
12. Please Stay – The Drifters
13. Let 'Em Try – Rosco Gordon
14. Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) – Solomon Burke
15. Gypsy Woman – The Impressions
16. Exodus – Eddie Harris
17. A Thing Of The Past – The Shirelles
18. Echo Four-Two – The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
19. You Can't Sit Down (Part 1) – Phil Upchurch
20. Comin' Home Baby – The Dave Bailey Quintet
21. James Bond Theme – The John Barry Seven And Orchestra
22. Watermelon Man – Herbie Hancock
23. Theme From Dr. Kildare – Stan Getz
24. God Is Standing By – The Soul Stirrers
25. The Prophet – Chuck Jackson
26. Minstrel And Queen – The Impressions
27. I'll Never Fall In Love Again – Lonnie Donegan
28. What's Your Name – Don & Juan

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Out Of Many, One Music • Songs That Shaped Jamaica 3CD Set

Out Of Many, One Music • Songs That Shaped Jamaica 3CD Set

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Out Of Many, One Music • Songs That Shaped Jamaica 3CD Set

Long before Jamaica gave the world Ska and Reggae, the island's dance halls and sound systems were fuelled by an extraordinary mix of imported records. American Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Rock 'n' Roll, Jump Blues, Gospel, and Latin music all found eager audiences, inspiring a generation of musicians who would eventually create one of the world's most influential musical traditions. Out Of Many, One Music! tells that remarkable story through the records that came first.

Spanning more than three decades of music, this fascinating 3CD collection follows Jamaica's musical journey from early Jazz, Blues and Cuban rhythms to the vocal harmony groups and Rhythm & Blues stars that dominated the island's sound systems during the 1950s. Legendary performers including The Ink Spots, The Five Keys, The Moonglows, The Spaniels, Clyde McPhatter, Sam Cooke, The Rays, Little Anthony & The Imperials, The Drifters, The Flamingos, The Impressions, James Brown and many more appear alongside Blues pioneers, Jazz innovators and Latin orchestras whose recordings helped shape the island's unique musical identity.

For fans of 1950s Rock 'n' Roll, the real revelation is hearing just how important American vocal harmony and Rhythm & Blues were to Jamaica's early music scene. Classics such as Sincerely, You Send Me, Silhouettes, Tears On My Pillow, Please Stay, Sea Of Love, What's Your Name and Try Me were every bit as influential on Kingston's sound systems as they were on American jukeboxes, providing musical ideas that local performers would soon adapt into something entirely new.

Beautifully remastered and expertly researched, Out Of Many, One Music! is far more than a history of Jamaican music. It's a celebration of the remarkable Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop and Rock 'n' Roll records that crossed the Caribbean and helped inspire one of the twentieth century's greatest musical success stories. Essential listening for collectors of classic American music and anyone curious about where Jamaica's musical journey began.

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