John Buddy Williams - Kaiso
- Kristen Ransom
- Aug 25, 2024
- 2 min read
John "Buddy" Williams Orchestra
Kaiso eCaroh Price: $15.95
Track Listing
1. J'ouvert
2. Caroline
3. Hooray, Hoorah
4. My Pussin
5. Big Man Sweet Man
6. Ambakaila
7. Mama Don't Cry
8. Netty, Netty
9. Wood In The Fire
10. Thousand To The Bar
11. Take Me Down
12. Calypso Medley
Review
Kaiso. Listen to our clips to be reminded of a definitive sound of the calypso genre. Pianist John "Buddy" Williams leads us on a musical journey that covers decades of popular and enduring calypsoes.
Travel from Roaring Lion's early days of "Caroline" to Sparrow's "Wood in the Fire". On this trip you enjoy the harmony of voice, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute, trombone, cuatro, guitar, bass, drum, bottle & spoon and shack shack.
In addition to the artistry, Kaiso the compact disc, has another commendable feature. This CD is one the few examples of the appropriate use of technology to preserve the musical heritage. If you are a non-audiophile you may think that this recording was made a few weeks ago. But these tracks were re-mastered from the original recordings of the 1960s and we are grateful for Kaiso.[eCaroh/Ron - January 2006]
Musicians:
Syl Dopson - Clarinet
Will West - Alto Sax
Jerry Jemmont - Flute
Wes Paul - Trombone
John "Buddy" Williams - Piano
John Henderson - Cuatro
Gene Lawrence - Guitar
Cecil Fitt - Bass
Tony Ricardo - Drums
Ed Byran - Drums
Baby Dopson - Bottle & Spoon
Knolly Alloy - Shack Shack
"Improvisation in calypso music dates back to the early 1900s when string and woodwind players spontaneously made intros and fills to accompany the calypsonians of that era. In the 1950s and 1960s , dance bands led by John 'Buddy' Williams, Rupert Clemendore, Fitz-Vaughn Bryan, Sel Duncan and The Dutchy Brothers were some of the pioneers who laid the foundation for the conscious development of improvisation in calypso music."
Ron Reid, Assistant Professor, Berklee College of Music, Boston
See also:
Calypso Awakening
