Joey Ferry presents BIG SKA BAND LP vinyl / CD – feat COREY GLOVER of LIVING COLOUR on vocals!

Big Ska Band has been together for almost 25 years and has recorded five albums to date including “Skallelujah”, “Big Ska”, “55:22”, “Revival” and the brand new self titled Jump Up Records release. The group is led by Grammy winning producer Joe Ferry, whose credits include “Hi Bop Ska” by The Skatalites; “Greetings From Skamania” by The Skatalites; and “The Age of Insects”, “Hit Me” and “Punk Steady” by SKAndalous Allstars. Joe Ferry is also co-writer of the modern ska classic, “Skalloween” which has been re-recorded for this new collection. On this ten track album the band’s lead vocals are shared by Joey Ray, who is one of the most in-demand session singers in New York City, and Corey Glover from Grammy Award winning rock legends Living Colour. Stylistically, the album delivers something for everyone – up tempo third wave skankers with hi-octane horns and gang chorus, laid back summer reggae jams, jazzy Skatalites instrumentals, SKAandalous All Stars style cover tributes (including Radiohead’s “Creep” and a  stadium rock medley), rub-a-dubby steppers and so much more! A great listen from start to finish – this record literally takes you back to the diversity of records that came out in the 90s third wave heyday. Continue reading Joey Ferry presents BIG SKA BAND LP vinyl / CD – feat COREY GLOVER of LIVING COLOUR on vocals!

BIG SKA BAND feat Lester Sterling of The Skatalites 7″ vinyl (OUT OF PRINT)

BIGSKABANDJoe Ferry is grammy award winning record producer, author, bassist and educator. Over the course of his 35-year career, he has produced records and played bass for numerous artists, including The Skatalites, Dr. John, The Roches, The New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars, SKAndalous All-Stars, Uzimon, Huey Lewis and the News, and Joey Ray.The Big Ska Band, the group that Joe leads, has released several albums including a companion soundtrack for his debut novel, “Connected: Mob Stories From My Past,” featuring tracks by Augustus Pablo, King Tubby, Rita Marley, Victor Rice, The Butcha, Menace, Channel Tubes and The Big Ska Band.  In 2014 JUMP UP released the limited edition “BEST DUB” 12″ EP featuring JOE FERRY, UZIMON, CHANNEL TUBES, and VICTOR RICE – but now JOE is back with a brand new full length album on SHANACHIE!  We here at JUMP UP are so proud to release the first 7″ vinyl single from the album featuring “CARRY ON”  (with COREY GLOVER of LIVING COLOUR) and a wonderful new rendition of the Caribbean ska classic “Jamaica Farewell” featuring LESTER STERLING of THE SKATALITES!  Limited to 350 copies, random colored vinyl, with sleeve designed by Chema Skandal!

bestDub_label_mockUp1Check out samples of all 4 cuts here:  http://www.groovedis.com/m3u/jumpbestdub.m3u

Sorry, BEST DUB is now out of print.