I Cover The Water Front Avant-garde jazz Everything works here: outstanding guitar

Everything works here: outstanding guitar

co-produced by Jon Brion

two of the group’s vocalists

Here it is in all its gory glory

frequently stepping into the spotlight with inventive solo passages that shine particularly on Rhodes-led tracks

I Cover The Water Front Avant-garde jazz Everything works here: outstanding guitarOriginally released in 1962 on the Port O Jam label, I Cover the Waterfront by the Cecil Lloyd Group is a seminal piece of Jamaican jazz that highlights the island's sophisticated musicality just before the global explosion of ska. Produced by the legendary C. S. Dodd at Studio One, the album features an elite quintet including pianist Cecil Lloyd alongside future Skatalites pioneers Roland Alphonso (tenor sax) and Don Drummond (trombone). The record