Clive Hunt
| Clive Hunt | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 31, 1952 |
| Origin | Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Labels | Trojan, Wackies, Universal, Sony/Columbia, Treasure Isle, Island, Azul, Dynamics, Mango, Federal, Tuff Gong International |
Clive Hunt (born May 31, 1952, Linstead, St. Catherine, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae multi-instrumentist, arranger, composer and producer.
Biography
Hunt learned the trumpet while at school and joined the 1st Battalion Jamaica Regiment Band at the age of seventeen.[1][2] On leaving the service he was recruited by Byron Lee for his band the Dragonaires, touring with the group in North America.[1][2] He became a sought-after session musician, playing trumpet and also bass guitar, flute, horn, keyboards, and saxophone.[1] He was also employed as an arranger and producer, working with many singers and musicians. Amongst others he worked with: Byron Lee & the Dragonaires, Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, Peter Tosh, Wailers, Grace Jones, Max Romeo, Pablo Moses, Jimmy Cliff*, Johnny Clarke, Judy Mowatt, Devon Irons, Duke Reid, Sister Carol, Marcia Griffiths, Yasus Afari, J.C. Lodge, Congos, Chaka Demus, Ruddy Thomas, Twiggy, Al Campbell, Joe Higgs, Burning Spear, Lloyd Parks, Horace Andy*, Dean Frazer, Gregory Isaacs, Jimmy Riley, I-Threes, Spanner Banner, Toots & the Maytals, Leroy Sibbles, Leroy Smart, Nadine Sutherland, Delroy Wilson, Capleton, Chris Stanley, Trinity, Errol Brown, Dillinger, Phillip Frazer, Nitty Gritty, Cutty Ranks, Ras Michael & the Sons of Negus*, Vybz Kartel, Chris Martin, Kiprich, Macka Diamond, Aidonia, Sizzla, Lutan Fyah, Alpha Blondy, King Sounds, Dennis Bovell, The Brecker Brothers, Kali, Bernard Lavilliers, Betty Wright, Pushim and Tiken Jah Fakoly.
He released his first album "Satta I" (Trojan) under the name of "Lizzard" in 1976. A second dub album, Orthodox Dub was released on the Wackies label.
Hunt emigrated to New York in the late 1970s, where he worked with Joe Gibbs and Lloyd Barnes' Wackies set-up.[2] In 1987 he returned to Jamaica, where he enjoyed success as a producer and musician woking with the likes of Beres Hammond, Judy Mowatt, The Abyssinians, and Garnett Silk, and recorded with Jimmy Cliff, Steely & Clevie, and The Rolling Stones.[2]
Discography
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Moskowitz, David (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dance Hall, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33158-8, p.144
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p.131
External links
- Clive Hunt at Roots Archives
- [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/clive-azul-hunt-mn0000151863/credits. Credits], Allmusic