!!!
1973:
- Reggae Reggae Reggae, by Colin Mc Glasham, The Sunday Times Magazin, on 4 February 1973
The first "front page and colour feature" on reggae in the UK. "trombonist Rico Rodriguez featured prominently both in text and photos. 'Richard Williams [Sunday Times reporter] came to see me and he came to a Rasta party with us,' recalls Rico. 'He stayed all night - I think he was one of the first [to report on the scene].'" (Koningh 2004, p. 70)
1977:
- Rico's tour, unknown newspaper, ca. 4/1977
- Rico Live At Clapham, unknown newspaper, 3.9.1977
-
The
Man From The Hills, by Richard Williams, Melody
Maker, 2 April 1977
-
Man
From Wareika, by Carl Gayle, Black Music (?),
ca. 1977, p. 49
1981:
-
Unbestechlich.
Der Mann aus Wareika
- Rico, by Richard Williams, Sleevenotes to Rico's 1981 LP That Man is Forward
- That Man Is Forward, LP review by Klaus Frederking, in: Sounds, 5/1981, p. 69 (Deutsch)
by Klaus Frederking, in: Rock Session, Reinbeck bei Hamburg: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, 1981, pp. 231-243
A very good introduction based on an interview with Rico and an almost complete biography until 1980 (in German language; auf Deutsch). Alles findet sich irgendwann im Internet, so auch dieser Text, den ich jetzt entdeckt habe:
URL: http://www.fishhedz.de/frames/skastory.htm
1990:
- Marshall, George: The Two Tone Story, Bonnie/Scottland: S.T. Publishing, 1990, reprint 1993
see pp.23/24 with quotings by Rico, p. 65 on "Sea Cruise", pp. 72/73 on That Man Is Forward, p. 74, p. 79 on "Jungle Music" and Jama Rico
1991:
-
Sufferer's
Heights with the Man from Wareika Interview
conducted in London in 1991, by Dave Hallworth and David Katz
Source: www.jovemusic.com
1994:
- Rodriguez, Rico, in: Larkin, Colin (Ed.), The Guiness Who's Who Of Reggae, Enfield 1994, pp. 232/233
-
Roots
To The Bone, by Steve Barrow, (Linernotes
to the CD compilation
Roots To The Bone)
- new: Sppanish version
- You Must Be Crazy, by Richie Jung a.k.a. Dr Ring Ding (Linernotes to the CD You Must Be Crazy)
The book is not really correct in many details!!!
1995:
-
Rico
Interview, 16 March 1995, by Tero Kaski (Black
Star Liner), I-Anka/Jove Music
- Rico, Propos recueillis par Hervé Molia & Emmanuel Jaussely, 1995
- Rico & The Rudies, by Laurence Cane-Honeysell, (Linernotes to the CD re-issue: Blow Your Horn / Brixton Cat)
URL: http://www.letskank.fr
1997:
-
Reggae.
The Rough Guide. Written by Steve
Barrow and Peter Dalton, London: Rough Guides, 1997
- World Music: Rico Rodriguez, in: Libération, 3 Nov. 1997
- Rico Rodriguez. Ska Island Artist Profile
The Rough Guide is the first book of reference; Rico is mentioned several times throughout this book.
URL: http://www.island40th.com/features, (c) 1997 Island Trading Company Inc.
Inhaltlich recht wenig, vielleicht auch etwas ungenau. Website is no more available!
1998:
-
Mi
noh play jazz o' funk, but Jamaican, y'know rasta ...,
by
Voice of Silence, Koichi Hanafusa,
written on 17. Febuary 1998
- C'est beau Mulhouse, la nuit, (concert review, Julliet 1998), in: L'Alsace, 13.7.1998
Respect is due to the man with a horn, RICO
Spending more than a week just to write a small piece on Rico, a great trombonist, I found it's a hard work to write in English. ... You can enjoy my photos of him with a smile and a bit of a story behind his latest album called "Wonderful World".
URL: http://www.lovepeace.org/vos/photo/95rico1.html
email: hanasan@lovepeace.org
There is a newer Story from 13 April 1999, but only in Japanese language:
URL: http://www.lovepeace.org/vos/vo/99vo/990412.html
2000:
- Tonspuren. Rico Rodriguez All Stars: Rico's Message Jamaican Ska, review in Jazzthetik, 3/2000, pp. 76/77 (in German language)
- Rico Rodriguez. Excite Artist Biography by Muze
- Rico Rodriguez. Jamaica. Grover Label Biography
- De Jamaica, con ritmo: Tocará Rico Rodríguez. A los 66 anos, el trombonista es una leyenda del reggae, par: Daniel Flores, in: La Nation, 11.11.2000 (Buenos Aires)
URL: http://www.excite.com
URL: http://www.grover.de
2001:
-
Interview
with Rico, by c, pts. 1, 2 & 3 are out now, 2001/2002
- Laurel Aitken and Rico with Freetown live @ Club Ska 2000 London January 27 2001, by Sir Marcus Downbeat
URL: http://www.rootsconnection.ch/TXEricointerview.htm
URL is actually unknown
2002:
- Rico. Spot On The Artist, by Jason Ankeny, Barnes & Noble
URL: http://www.bn.com
2003:
- Young Gifted And Black. The Story Of Trojan Records, by Michael de Koningh and Laurence Cane-Honeysett. London: Sanctuary
- Solid Foundation. An Oral History of Reggae, by David Katz. 1st Ed., New York, London: Bloombury, 2003.
-
Roots
Knotty Roots. The Discography of Jamaican Music. Sec.
ed. 78 & 45 rpm Records 1950-1975. Ed. by Michael Turner & Robert
Schoenfeld
- Sir Coxsone Speaks From The Grave. The Half That's Never Been Told; reprinted from a Jamaica Progressive League interview, done in 1994 online by Hardbeatnews.com, The Online News Bureau of the Diaspora
URL: http://www.hardbeatnews.com
Mr. Dodd speaks on Rico as the one who gave inspiration to the Beatles to let their hair grow! Wonderful, Mr. Dodd, this will make shure your place in heaven. But we hope you'll come back for more music to produce.
2004:
- Tighten Up. The Story Of British Reggae, by Michael de Koningh and Marc Griffiths, London: Sanctuary
- Trombone Man. Linernote to the anthology double CD of the same title, by Mike Atherton
WebPages:
- Mensch Music. Rico-Discography, updated Sept. 1999, by Mensch Music
- The Mad Lighters Home Page, last updated 3. Jan. 2000
- Bonanza Ska.
- From Jamaica With Love with sides for Rico and many more.
- StudioWon
- New Rico's pictures live in Argentina on 18/10/2003
-
2
Tone Records - Artists - Rico Rodriquez. This is part
of the 2Tone Records collector's web site by Jason Weir and Peter Walsh
- Dizzybeat > Gallery > Rico Rodriguez, Rico Rodriguez in London: Gaz's Rockin' Blues, Soho, 2001, Photographer: Lister
- Reggaelution - Rico Rodriguez 2004 (Live à Palaiseau, Paris, 19.3.2004)
-
Roots
Archive. Database on Reggae albums between 1970 and 1985
-
Trojan
Artist of the month. November 2004: RICO
URL: http://www.mensch3000.ch/ricodiscs.html
One of my main sources for the Rico Discography on this site; and more about Rico (his time in Jamaica in the 1980s) as well as about great music by Peeni Waali
On the pages you can find some photographs showing Rico in concert with the Swiss based reggae band.
URL: http://madlighters.hypermart.net/
www.oocities.org/bonanzaska
They have pictures of Rico's South America tour November 2000
URL: http://www.geocities.co.jp/MusicHall-Horn/5260/Rico.html
From Japan with love to Jamaican music!
There are lots of fine information on ska and early releases in the UK. In the section for biographies you can find a photography from the 1950s with Rico and Don Drummond side by side on trombone (as well as Rupie Anderson and Carlos Malcolm). In the concert review sections there are reports on shows with Rico: Laurel Aitken, 2001 in London and Heroes Of Kingston, 2002 in London
URL: http://www.studiowon.com
URL: http://www.ladedios.com.ar/ricor.htm
via: Saludos! Cheers! Martín
URL: http://2-tone.info/artists/rico.html
A very good and helpful site - and very well designed!
URL: http://www.topstatus.com/dizzybeat/gallery/Rico/
URL: http://www.reggaelution.net/concerts_chroniques/rico_palaiseau04.html
URL: http://www.roots-archive.com
URL: http://www.trojanrecords.net/articles/rico/artistofthemonth.htm
Many informations with reproductions of press releases, labelscans et. al. from the 60s and 70s, coinciding the release of Rico's Trombone Man double CD set.
- Cane-Honeysett 1995 - Rico & The Rudies, by Laurence Cane-Honeysell, (Linernotes to the Trojan CD re-issue: Blow Your Horn / Brixton Cat)
- Marshall 1990 - The Two Tone Story, by George Marshall, Bonnie/Scottland: S.T. Publishing, 1990, reprint 1993
- Reggaefrance.com 2004 - Reggaefrance.com - Interview: Rico Rodriguez, réalissée par Sebastien Jobart, 15.5.2004
see pp.23/24 with quotings by Rico, p. 65 on "Sea Cruise", pp. 72/73 on That Man Is Forward, p. 74, p. 79 on "Jungle Music" and Jama Rico
URL: http://www.reggaefrance.com/interview-1-rico-rodriguez.html, 4/2005
This interview has no real news, but Rico confirms his first ever recording session (w/ Derrick Harriot). Rico is a very kind person: Asked about C.S. Dodd and his contribution on inventing ska - he was in fact one of the producers pushing Rico out of Jamaica - Rico explains: "Coxsone Dodd était un homme qui adorait la musique et s'y intéressait beaucoup. Il a Su s'entourer des meilleurs musiciens. Il avait des compositeurs, des gens qui #ecrivaient la musique."
Autoren, die ihr Copyright verletzt sehen, mögen mich bitte benachrichtigen. Ich werde dann den entsprechenden Text von der Site entfernen. Ich würde mich allerdings freuen, wenn die Texte hier gesammelt verbleiben könnten, und dies hier als Pressespiegel oder kleine Bibliothek angesehen werden kann. Sollte ich die Links auf die Herkunftseiten verändern oder verbessern, bitte ich ebenfalls um Nachricht. Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich mit Rico und seiner Musik befasst haben!
Ich suche weitere Quellen, Schallplattenkritiken etc.
Mr. Braunov