The bees knees in soulful rocksteady. The elegant, poised singer rides killer Studio One rhythms by Jackie Mittoo and co, featuring magisterial soloing and beautiful backing vocals. Unmissable classics like How Can I Love Someone and Don’t Know. It’s a must.

Outstanding, widescreen, blazing modern roots by way of the Dubmatix crew in Toronto. Horace Andy, too; and a shot of Wackies style and fashion in the mix.

Orange vinyl.

His last two albums for Ko Ko, from 1976 and ‘77, a kind of curtains for vintage Muscle Shoals soul.

‘A deeply expressive, stylistically expansive performance. The set opens with a meditative improvisation on pipe organ, followed by the sweeping three- part suite Love is Here, the driving pulse of Pharoah’s ‘Blues, and a transcendent reading of I Want to Talk About You. Coltrane’s influence is honoured through high-octane renditions of Moment’s Notice and Lazy Bird, before reaching an ecstatic, participatory climax with Love Is Everywhere, shared joyfully with the audience.’
Twenty-page booklet.

Characteristically melancholic, wise, masterful singing.
With a bumptious, flirtatious Valentines.