Jazz Jamaica - Motorcity Roots

Take some of the the UK's finest jazz musicians, but them all together in a band and let them play reggae/ska versions of Motown's greatest hits. Gary Crosby, Alex Wilson, Soweto Kinch, Denys Baptiste...fantastic. "I Want You Back" (Jackson Five) starts with the familiar riff and then drops into the reggae beat. I thought "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" couldn't be done in a non-cliched way but an awesome horn riff saves the day. And there are loads of horn riffs on this record. OK, it's not all good, particularly the slower stuff but highly recommended.

Dune Records is doing some great records right now.

Jazz Jamaica - Motorcity Roots