A funny thing happened on the way to the screening.
Having gotten a lift form my friend, musicologist Herbie Miller, our conversation inevitably turned to music matters and to the stuff he's presently doing at the nascent Museum of Jamaican Music(JAMM). It wasn't long before the proverbial "bing!" went off in my head and I took the opportunity to postpone my film screening date (see www.mikethemovies.blogspot.com) and take stock of what the JAMM had to offer.
What a great move. From the casually posed horns of the late Don Drummond and Johnny "Dizzy" Moore (see www.drummondbook.blogspot.com), to uncountable stacks of LPs, 45s and 78s from virtually every musical era and diverse corners of the globe.
there's also a (sadly) damaged Victrola record player (truly beautiful)and an upright bass used during the performance of the Skatalites at the fabled Blue Monk (which Miler owned) the venue which also hosted legends such as Max Roach, Dexter Gordon and many others.
Then to cap off, there's the in-office exhibit of instruments, posters and other documents and memorabilia outlining the story of Jamaican music from the Tainos to the present.
A true national treasure if ever there as one.
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