One One One supports Cedric ‘Im’ Brooks, one of the greatest Jamaican musicians. One big man, One father for the young generation, One friend! He supports One One One & we want to send him some strength & love.
Tenor saxophonist Cedric ‘Im’ Brooks is one of Jamaica’s most adventuresome musicians.
Born in 1943 in Kingston, Brooks has the heart of a bop jazzman beating to a reggae rhythm, and his experiments with ancient rasta nyahbinghi drum patterns has led him to fuse elements of Calypso, Rhumba, Jazz, Afro-Beat, Funk, Latin, and Soul into a totally unique, Sun Ra-like synthesis.
His first notable recordings were done with trumpeter David Madden in the late 60’s for legendary producer Coxsone Dodd. Brooks soon became a mainstay at Dodd’s Studio One recording facility in Kingston, joining with fellow Jamaican jazz musicians like Ernest Ranglin, Jackie Mittoo, Roland Alphonso, and Vin Gordon to form a loose confederation of players that constituted the greatest house band in Jamaican musical history.
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