Advantages: Characters Disadvantages: Tarantion isn't for everyone
While at times I have found Quentin Tarantino's nonlinear storytelling quite frustrating, I do tend to enjoy his movies. Jackie Brown, his third as a director, may not seem like the most stylistic of his works within the first sitting -- especially when it has Pulp Fiction to contend with -- but it's a film that will grow on you each time you watch it. The leisurely pace is one of the main reasons why I like it so much.
So, what is Jackie Brown about? Well, the title character (Pam Grier) works as a flight attendant for a small Mexican airline, who also smuggles illicit arms money into America for gun merchant Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson). The FEDS soon bust Jackie and attempt to cut a deal with her to get to her boss. Feeling threatened by the law and Ordell, she hires an honest bail-bondsman, Max Cherry (Robert Forster ...
Advantages: Original ideas, doesn't take too long to read Disadvantages: Quite dark in terms of tone and mood
This is the first piece of work I have read which has been written by Jackie Kay, and i found that the plot and ideas in 'Trumpet' were so original that I would have no idea what to expect if i were to pick up another novel or poem of hers - I'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing..
Firstly, a main summary of the novel itself . The plot is based on a famous saxophone player named Joss Moody, who has recently passed away, much to the grief of his wife and son. There is a major twist, though - Joss is not the person everyone thought he was. He was hiding a major secret about himself from the rest of the world (one which I won't reveal in my review).
The novel deals with the aftermath of his death - the first part is narrated by his wife, who is trying to deal with home life. Her part in the novel covers flashbacks to when she ...
Advantages: Perfect summer day's album Disadvantages: not really winter listening
JackieMittoo is perhaps not as well known as he should be. Perhaps this reissue will help people remember. Prominent in the rocksteady and burgeoning ska scene in Kingston in the 60s, he became the inhouse producer and arranger at Studio One.
On this compilation, he shows the funkiness and louche coolness of his keyboard playing. You can feel the sheer dopeness of his attitude throughout. The instrumentation is assurred and funky but never too showy, giving an impression of relaxed contentment. You just feel that you are in some hot, humid (but not oppressive) summery environment, watching the boats leave the harbour in Montego Bay or lounging on the balcony at a bijoux Notting Hill or Brighton appartment Mittoo doesn't have make the listenere realise he has style, it is just too plainly obvious.
He ain't too bad at singing either ...
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Product details
Title
Tribute To Jackie MIttoo
Performer
Jackie Mittoo
Genre
Reggae
Sub Genre
Rock Steady
Release Date
08/1995
Original Release Year
1995
Label / Distributor
Heartbeat / Proper; Greensleeves
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Mixed
Format
Performer
EAN
11661768925
Catalogue Number
CDHB 189190
Additional notes
Album Notes
From 1963 through the '70s, Jackie Mittoo was the musical director at Coxsone Dodd's legendary Studio One. TRIBUTE TO JACKIE MITTOO brings together an extremely varied mix of his work--as a writer, producer, arranger and musician--from this period. Personnel includes: Jackie Mittoo, Count Ossie.
Album Reviews
Vibe (12/95-1/96, p.157) - "...as eccentric and fervid as Mittoo's own key work. Hardly a greatest hits collection, TRIBUTE seeks instead to capture Mittoo's fearlessly experimental soul. There are rock-steady standards...and ska stompers...but the essence of [his] art comes through on peculiar masterpieces..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Black Organ
2.
West Of The Sun
3.
Race Track
4.
Fireball Rock
5.
Some Kind Of Memphis
6.
Ghetto Organ
7.
Blackman's Pride
8.
Reggae Riff
9.
Soul Call
10.
Give Sounds A Chance
11.
Gold Streak
12.
Wild Bunch
13.
Nature Boy
14.
Who Done It
15.
Freak Out
16.
Night Doctor
17.
Black Out
18.
Mission Impossible
19.
Gold Mine
20.
Rainy Nights Of Sound
21.
Summer Breeze
22.
Hot Tamale
23.
Memphis Groove
24.
Millie Militant
25.
Jackie's Mood
26.
Got My Boogaloo
27.
Wire Higher
28.
Dream Organ
29.
Drum Song
30.
Change The Mood
31.
Ska Matic
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