B-Side Wins Again: Tommy McCook & The Supersonics

Check out Tommy McCook's laidback mento-style instro swinger "Reggae Merengue" cut with his Supersonics for Duke Reid.  

Midweek Mixdown: Nat Birchall spins Glen Brown's Pantomine label

Sounds From The Ancient Archive selecta Nat Birchall plays 2hrs of Glen Brown's productions for the Pantomine label right here.  

Midweek Mixdown: Nat Birchall's Sounds From the Ancient Archive

Listen to Nat Birchall's latest mix of spiritual jazz and roots reggae on Sounds From The Ancient Archive right here.  

Nat Birchall's Sounds From The Ancient Archive – April 17, 2021 Tracklist 

1. "Powerful Paul Robeson" (vocal version) - Clifford Jordan, from the LP Remembering Me-Me (Muse)

2. "Throw It Away" - Abbey Lincoln, from the LP Golden Lady (Marge, France/Inner City USA)

3. "Burundi Pose" - Big Black, from the LP Elements Of Now (UNI Records)

4. "Gbogbo Omo Ibile" - Solomon Ilori, 12" (Blue Note/Honest Jon's)

5. "Tenor On The Call" - Tommy McCook & The Discosonics, 12" (Studio 1)

6. Untitled (Version of "Jah Jah Way" - Yabby You) - Tommy McCook (Dubplate)

7. "Sunshine Fly Away" - Larry Young, from the LP Lawrence Of Newark (Perception Records)

8. "Black Butterfly" - Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band, from the LP Egyptian Jazz (Art Yard)

9. "Pan Afro" - Sun Ra & His Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra, from the LP Discipline 27-II (Strut/Art Yard)

10. "Necaumung-Us" - Beaver Harris, from the the LP Beaver Is My Name (Timeless)

11. "Peace In Essaouria" - Pharoah Sanders/Maleem Mahmmod Ghania, from the LP Trance Of The Seven Colors (Zehra)

12. "Sahara Samba" - Olatunji, from the LP Drums! Drums! Drums! (Roulette)

13. "Jah Jah Skanking" - The Natty Locks 7" (Fay Music Inc)

14. "Black Skin Vinration" - Dubwise 7" (Cry Tuff/Black Skin The Prophet)

15. "Your Teacher" a.k.a. "Black Skin" - Black Skin The Prophet 7" (Cry Tuff/Black Skin The Prophet)

16. "African Cookbook" - Randy Weston, from the LP African Cookbook (Atlantic)

17. "Civilisation" - The Classics 7" 

Midweek Mixdown: Ancient Archive of Sound's Glen Brown Special

Remembering reggae great Glen Brown – who passed away Oct 4 – with a 2-hour version excursion from AAoS.

Glen Brown Special track listing:

1) 2 Wedden Skank - Glen Brown
2) Africa 12" mix - Sylford Walker & King Tubbys
3) Jah Power version - King Tubbys
4) Black Dub - King Tubbys
5) Do Your Thing - Ritchie McDonald
6) Whole Lot A Sugar Down Deh - Prince Hammer
7) Only Love Can Make You Smile - Gaby & The Cables
8) Va Va Voom - Carl Masters
9) This Ya Year For Rebels - Glen Brown
10) Jah Jah Bring Everything - Jah Glen
11) Natty lead The Way - Richard McDonald
12) Meditating Our Own Way Of Life - Frank Aird
13) Boat To Progress - Glen Brown
14) Festive Season - I. Roy
15) Festival Rock - Tommy McCook
16) Dub To Progress - God Sons
17) Father's Call - Ewan Gardener
18) Scattalight Rock - God Sons
19) School Call - Glen Brown
20) Yahama Dub - King Tubbys
21) Telavid Drums - Glen Brown
22) Realise - Richard McDonald & Glen Brown
23) Dread In A Babylon - Glen Richards as Jah Glen
24) Thief In A The Kitchen - The Hungrys
25) Check The Winner - Glen Brown
26) South East Rock - Glen Brown
27) Genie Dub - Dean Beckford
28) Determination Skank - Don D Jr & Bobby Ellis
29) Youths Of Today - The Shalimars
30) Dance Good - Johnny Clarke & Glen Brown
31) Lamb's Bread - Sylford Walker
32) Dub In African - King Tubbys
33) Bread Dub - King Tubbys
34) Nation Dub - King Tubbys
35) Save Our Nation - Glen Brown & Glenroy Richards
36) Music From Southside - Tommy McCook
37) Chant Down Babylon - Sylford Walker
38) One One Cocoa - Gregory Isaacs
39) Do It Again - I. Roy & Glen Brown
40) Do It Again Pt 2 - King Tubbys
41) Neck Tie - Joe White & Glen Brown
42) Dubwise - King Tubbys

Midweek Mixdown: Todd M. Simon

Fela Kuti, Mahmoud Ahmed & Tommy McCook appear on Todd M. Simon's stellar mix Jazz on 45: Vol 2.

One For The Weekend: Pat Kelly

Pat Kelly - Lonely Man (Riley Inc) 1978

Producer: Winston Riley
Mixing Engineer: George Raymond
Engineer: Sylvan Morris, Errol Thompson, Pat Kelly
Vocals: Pat Kelly
Backing Vocals: Cynthia Richards, Cynthia Schloss, Pat Kelly
Drums: Mikey Boo Richards, Carlton Barrett, Santa Davis
Bass: Family Man, Fully Fullwood, Robbie Shakespeare
Guitar: Willie Lindo, Tony Chin, Chinna, Duggie
Piano: Harold Butler, Tyrone Downie, Ansel Collins, Winston Wright
Organ: Ansel Collins, Wire Lindo
Horns: Tommy McCook, Bobby Ellis, Herman Marquis, David Madden, Jerome Francisque
Percussion: Sticky, Denzel Laing, Winston Riley
Horns Arrangments: Pat Kelly, Winston Riley
Recording Studios: Harry J's, Federal, Errol Thompson's
Mixing: Federal