If King Tubby did not invent dub, it hardly matters who did. With hundreds, or even thousands, of sides standing witness to his wizardry, he elevated the form to an exalted level.

Jamaican dub of the roots reggae era is the direct antecedent of modern remix culture, which spans music, the visual arts, and even high technology. For the purposes here, it is dub’s immediate effect on the brain that is most impressive…

For a setlist and details about the music in this episode, visit www.burningdervish.com. Click on “Podcast” and look for the episode, “The Majesty of King Tubby”.

As always, if you dig the music in this podcast, please support the artists by buying their music and where possible, going to see them live. Thanks.

Enjoy. And let me know what you think. And until next time…Peace.

Welcome to another Burning Dervish podcast episode devoted to the music of McCoy Tyner.

This music was recorded over a six month span in 1961 and illustrates the breakneck speed with which jazz was transforming.

In late May and early June 1961, Tyner was part of the John Coltrane group that recorded the ground-breaking Impulse! album Africa/Brass. By early November, the month that record was released, the core group of Coltrane, Tyner, Elvin Jones, Reggie Workman and notably, Eric Dolphy, were turning the jazz world upside down with the aggressive music they made across four nights at New York’s Village Vanguard. Track the evolution here.

For a setlist and other details about this music, visit www.burningdervish.com. Click on “Podcast” and look for the episode, “McCoy Tyner: 1961”. Enjoy. And let me know what you think.

Remember, if you like what you hear, support the artist. McCoy is still out there gigging and making records. Go to a show and buy some recordings.

Until next time, peace.