Winston Hewitt - Snapshot - Corner Store Records - 1976
This year I skipped my usual monthly purchases of vintage reggae 45s for a month or two and used the money to buy Winston Hewitts` LP Snapshot from a seller in Canada.
The cost was actually not as high as I expected (around 23 GBP including postage) and I am very happy with my purchase.
The musicians are accomplished and versatile but never bland. The arrangements/production are excellent. Mr Hewitts` songs are mostly of the `dancing and romancing` variety and what he does, he does well. His reggae roots are never far away, but equally there is a pop sensibility and a touch of funk and soul.
It`s Winston Hewitt being Winston Hewitt but I have to give credit to all concerned as there are no weak performances here.
Songwriting and arrangements are by Winston Hewitt, with production credits shared between him and Mel Shaw. Winston Hewitt is also credited with acoustic guitar and some bass guitar. The other guitarists are Bhim Singh and Pat Liverpool. The bass guitarist is Ivor Jewt. Keyboards are by Wally Lewis and Alban `Banny` Liverpool plays drums.
Check out his You Tube page if you want to hear his music and a selection of his back catalogue can be downloaded on Amazon.
A quick poll conducted at our house earlier today produced a 100% `thumbs up` for this record from a group of people with an age range of 8 to 57. Can`t say fairer than that.
