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Is it Rico
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 11:38 pm
by Dubbaddikt
I recently bought a single in Oxfam by Ezz Reco called King of Kings. I bought it because in spite of being on the Capitol label it was obviously a JA tune. In fact it is a nice little ska number with trombone. I then thought it could be by Rico Rodriguez ,knowing how spellings on JA records can vary a lot.Can anybody confirm this please?
Re: Is it Rico
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 11:53 pm
by Dubbaddikt
sorry i meant Columbia not Capitol
Re: Is it Rico
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 7:29 am
by pf
dont know that recording but I can easily recognise Rico's tbone playing if you want to upload a sample... I have seen named as Reco too so it must be him.
Re: Is it Rico
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 7:31 am
by JohnF
No, he's not Rico. Calvin Reid was first a boxer, as Ezzard Reed, and then a musician, as Ezz Reco.
Track down a copy of Mojo (UK music mag) from August 2002 for the full story.