Jackie Mittoo - The Keyboard King

Tracklist

1	The Thriller
2	You'll Never Find
3	A Rocking Sensation
4	World Of Love
5	Creative Rock
6	The Avenger
7	The Penetrator
8	Mediator
9	A Standing Ovation
10	Jah Rock Style

Credits

• Producer – Jackie Mitto*

Notes

Jackie Mittoo’s contribution to reggae music is immeasurable. Of mixed Indian and African-Jamaican heritage, the man born Donat Roy Mittoo was a gifted musician that played piano in the Skatalites at the age of 16. He was a very important part of reggae’s evolution, having been a crucial member of the Studio One house band from its very foundation days, being employed as the main keyboardist and musical arranger for anextended period, working closely there with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and countless other important figures, as well as relegating Leroy Sibbles to the bass. Although Mittoo migrated to Canada in the late 1960s, he frequently returned to Jamaica to record, maintaining his Studio One connection, and also issuing a sublime series of albums for Bunny Lee in the mid-1970s. The Keyboard King was first issued on Third World in 1976, and features Mr. Mittoo’s delightful organ workouts, completely reconfiguring hits by John Holt, Johnny Clarke, Cornell Campbell, and Bunny & Skully, among others. Reissued on CD for the first time ever.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
TWS 501	Jackie Mitto*	The Keyboard King ‎(LP, Album)	Third World	TWS 501	UK	1976
RROO301LP	Jackie Mitto*	The Keyboard King ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Radiation Roots	RROO301LP	Europe	2017
none	Jackie Mitto*	The Keyboard King ‎(LP, Album, Red)	Jackie	none	Canada	1976
WB 69	Jackie Mitto*	The Keyboard King ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Weed Beat	WB 69	Jamaica	Unknown
WB 09	Jackie Mitto*	The Keyboard King ‎(LP, Album)	Weed Beat	WB 09	Jamaica	1977