Sound Dimension (previously named The Soul Vendors) was a Jamaican
reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use the ...
band formed in 1967 in
Kingston, Jamaica. They were the house band at
Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's
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. They were named after a piece of studio equipment called the Sound Dimension. Their 1967 recorded track "
Real Rock" became a famous
riddim.
Members
Membership varied from time to time. The following musicians appear on Sound Dimension recordings:
* Vocals:
Leroy Sibbles
* Guitar: Eric Frater,
Ernest Ranglin
* Bass;
Boris Gardiner,
Leroy Sibbles
* Keyboards: Richard Ace,
Robbie Lyn,
Jackie Mittoo
Donat Roy Mittoo (3 March 1948 – 16 December 1990), better known as Jackie Mittoo, was a Jamaican-Canadian keyboardist, songwriter and musical director. He was a member of The Skatalites and musical director of the Studio One record label.
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* Saxophone:
Headley Bennett,
Cedric Brooks, Karl Bryan
* Trombone:
Vin Gordon
* Percussion: Fil Callender, Enid Campbell, Denzel Laing,
Leroy Wallace
* Drums: Fil Callender, Joe Isaacs,
Leroy Wallace
References
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Jamaican reggae musical groups
Jamaican backing bands