OH YEAH, HE DID DR. NO TOO

I ran into "Bonanza Ska" by Carlos Malcolm over at For the Sake of the Song. Bam! Sucked in again, and it wasn't the first time a glance at something about Malcolm turned into a two hour wormhole. Here's the two that got me started, and one recorded a few years later in New York, that one really funky, and tight. Malcolm did it all. I've heard stuff from all different periods of his career, in all sorts of styles, and I haven't heard a stinker yet, Check his Facebook page for a lot of YouTube audio clips, read the advice he dishes out to particular Facebook visitors (as recently as tonight). This guy doesn't sit around doing nothing.

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Listen:
Carlos Malcolm and His Afro-Jamaican Rhythms - Bonanza Ska mp3 at For the Sake of the Song Go there to get it 1964
Carlos Malcolm and His Afro-Jamaican Rhythms - Ska-mania mp3 at Basement Rug 1962
Carlos Malcolm - Bustin Outta the Ghetto (streaming) at YouTube 1970
The LP:
Carlos Malcolm - Ska-Mania - The Sound of the Soil LP at Basement Rug - Go there to get it, available in two different quality downloads.
Video:
Carlos Malcolm - A Jamaican Treasure at YouTube
Visit:
Carlos Malcolm at Wikipedia
Carlos Malcolm at Facebook

THIS IS CARLOS MALCOLM

Here's one you don't run into every day, an early ska LP with no Skatalites. From a guy you probably don't know, but should. Carlos Malcolm was trombonist born in Panama, who got his start playing jazz with Don Drummond (okay, now there's a Skatalite). In 1962 he became the bandleader for the ten piece house band of the Jamaican Broadcasting System, and a year or so later started his own combo, his Afro-Jamaican Rhythms. That would be enough for one guy. He also managed to squeeze in studio work, notably some of the background music for Dr. No, the first Bond film. He had a degree in music and didn't limit himself to strictly Jamaican sounds. In the late sixties he was living in New York, where he branched out into funk and hybrids of Jamaican music and Latin jazz, releasing future collector meat Bustin' Outta the Ghetto, around 1970. Dig this: He dishes out musical, professional and life advice on his Facebook page, updated as recently as last week. Yes, Good stuff.

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Listen:
Carlos Malcolm and His Afro-Jamaican Rhythms - Bonanza Ska mp3 at 8106 1964
Carlos Malcolm and His Afro-Jamaican Rhythms - Ska-mania mp3 at Basement Rug 1962
The NY stuff: 
Carlos Malcolm - Bustin Outta the Ghetto (streaming) at YouTube 1970
Carlos Malcolm - Rockin in My Rocket (streaming) at YouTube 1970
The LP:
Carlos Malcolm - Ska-Mania - The Sound of the Soil LP at Basement Rug - Go there to get it, available in two different quality downloads.
Video:
Carlos Malcolm - A Jamaican Treasure at YouTube
Visit:
Carlos Malcolm at Wikipedia
Carlos Malcolm at Facebook