BLOW MR HORNSMAN INSTRUMENTAL REGGAE (1968-1975) – TROJAN RECORDS
Blow Mr Hornsman Instrumental Reggae Release Details
- Style: Reggae
- Total tracks: 18
- Unique artists on riddim: 19
- Key artists on this riddim: Ghost
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Reggae Riddims
Cut from Jamaica’s late-’60s to mid-’70s studio boom, Blow Mr Hornsman pulls together a run of instrumentals that live on crisp horns, lean bass lines, and that impatient, ska-to-reggae shuffle. Augustus Pablo’s “East Of The River Nile” sets the tone with its tough, meditative pulse, while Carl “Cannonball” Bryan’s “Jumping Jack” and “Run For Your Life” keep the groove bright and direct. Elsewhere, Jo Jo Bennett’s “Leaving Rome, ” Lester Sterling’s “Super Special, ” and the Upsetters’ “Roll On” show how much mileage producers like Joe Gibbs, Herman, and the Trojan orbit got from version culture and horn-led riddims. It’s a tidy snapshot of the era when instrumental reggae was still swaggering hard and every rhythm had room for another cut.
Blow Mr Hornsman Instrumental Reggae Tracklist:
- Augustus Pablo & Herman’s Allstars – East Of The River Nile
- Carl ‘Cannonball’ Bryan – Jumping Jack
- Carl ‘Cannonball’ Bryan – Run For Your Life
- Herman’s Allstars – Nightmare
- Jo Jo Bennett With Mudie’s Allstars – Leaving Rome
- Joe Gibbs Allstars – Franco Nero Version 2
- Joe Gibbs Allstars – Ghost Capturer
- Lester Sterling – Super Special
- Roland Alphanso And The Upsetters – Roll On
- Skin Flesh & Bones – Butter Fe Fish
- The Chrystalites – Underwater Burial
- The Hippy Boys – Death Rides
- The Soulmates – On The Move
- Tommy Mccook & Impact Allstars – Harvest In The East
- Va Va Voom – Carl Masters
- Val Bennett – Judgement Warrant
- Vin Gordon – If You’re Ready ( Come Go With Me )
- Zap-Pow – Broken Contract
