Ernest Ranglin

Ernest Ranglin ( born June 19, 1932 in Manchester / Jamaica) is a Jamaican ska and jazz guitarist.

Life and work

Ranglin plays in childhood passionate Ukelele, in his youth, he occurs in Jamaica and the Bahamas - often with the musician Monty Alexander. His musical career began in the fifties, as with many Caribbean musicians as guitarist and arranger in Jamaican hotel bands that play a mix of styles of jazz and Caribbean rhythms to entertain the tourists. He's in the late fifties, first recordings for the sound system of Clement " Coxsone Sir " Dodd, Duke Reid and Prince Buster. As an arranger in Clement Dodd "Studio One" he influencing style for the Ska -sixties. He works with all major ska musicians of Jamaica as Prince Buster, Roland Alphonso and saxophonist Byron Lee.

One of his greatest achievements is the production of the world 's hit " My Boy Lollipop " (1964) for the singer Millie Small. In the same year he played for nine months as a jazz guitarist in London's famous Ronnie Scott 's Jazz Club. In the Sixties and Seventies is Ranglin turns increasingly to jazz, lives temporarily in London and New York, but continues to work as a studio musician in Kingston / Jamaica, where he was involved in more than 25 ska, rocksteady and reggae albums is. In London Ranglin occurs at Ronnie Scott 's Jazz Club, whose owner takes him the same for several months under contract.

Other musical milestones in life Ernest Ranglins are " Rivers of Babylon " by the Melodians, the lead guitar to " Hurts to be Alone" with the Wailers, in his seventies, he toured with Jimmy Cliff, 1973, he was awarded by the Jamaican government an award for his musical achievements. Since 1984, Ranglin lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and performs regularly at international jazz festivals. Frequent musical partner here is the pianist Monty Alexander.

Disco printing specifications

  • 2005 Alextown ( Palm Pictures label)
  • 2004 Rock Steady with Monty Alexander ( Telarc Jazz )
  • 2003 Ska Wey Dat ( Trojan Records label)
  • 2002 Ultimate Ranglin Roots ( Tropic Entertainment Ltd.).
  • 1998 Memories of Barber Mack (Universal Music)
  • 1996 Below the Bassline (Universal Music)
  • 1996 Sounds & Power (Studio One)
  • 1981 Monty Alexander - Ernest Ranglin (MPS Records Metronome)
  • Jazz guitarist
  • Ska musicians
  • Jamaican musician
  • Jamaican
  • Born in 1932
  • Man
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