The Boris Gardiner Happening c.1973 |
Name - Boris Gardiner
Born - 13 January 1943; Kingston, Jamaica
1st Big Hit - Elizabethan Reggae (1970)
Best Known For - I Wanna Wake Up With You (1987)
Not a lot of people know - As a renowned bass player he was an in demand session musician recording and touring with Lee Scratch Perry and the Upsetters, the Heptones and a ton more.
Reason for featuring on the blog today - Pete Paphides played this on his Soho Radio show last Monday evening...
Boris Gardiner - Love Dub (1975)
....aaaaaand relax. Beautiful sounds there, John, though it's made me less inclined to finish getting ready for work this morning!
ReplyDeleteNice one, K! Yes, it's got a certain groove hasn't it?
DeleteOnly know Boris for his 1987 hit so always good to learn a bit more about someone. This is really beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful, you're right.
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