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"Movin' Much Too Fast" b​/​w "Mr. Skyjacker"

by Bobby Marin

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ROC-002 - BOBBY MARIN “MOVIN’ MUCH TOO FAST” B/W “MR. SKYJACKER” (EN)

“I signed a recording contract with Speed Records in 1967 and was asked by producer Morty Craft to create my own album in my own style, so I decided to write and arrange one of the compositions ala James Brown, one of my favorite artists from that era. But the problem was the musical arrangement. I had never learned how to write musical arrangement, so i read books, asked a lot of questions and pretty much learned how to write and transpose music for studio musicians in a couple of weeks. I also decided to sing the song on the recording as well; though I would never dream of having the audacity to compare myself to Mr. Brown in any way. When it came to the arrangement, i wrote the score and showed it to my friend, the multi-talented Louie Ramirez. He made a few corrections and we were ready to record “Movin’ Much Too Fast”.
I called some good musicians for the session including the famous drummer, Bernard Purdie, and of course, Louie Ramirez. When we finished recording and after I had re-mixed the tracks with studio engineer, Jon Fausty, we were all elated with the final outcome. I don't know exactly how I pulled it off but after listening to the final product, I was pretty satisfied.
“Mr. Skyjacker” was recorded during the time that planes were being diverted to Cuba from the US. I composed, produced and sang the song. PS 54 Schoolyard is a name I came up with. Marrero plays on.”

Bobby Marin, October 2013

ROC-002 - BOBBY MARIN “MOVIN’ MUCH TOO FAST” B/W “MR. SKYJACKER” (ES)

“En 1967 firmé un contrato con Speed Records y Morty Craft, el productor, me pidió que grabase un lp, así que me decidí a escribir y componer un tema ala James Brown, uno de mis artistas favoritos en la época. Pero el problema eran los arreglos. No sabía escribir arreglos asi que me leí unos cuantos libros, hice un montón de preguntas y en un par de semanas aprendí a escribir y a adaptar música para que los músicos de estudio la pudieran interpretar. Decidí también hacer de vocalista, aunque nunca se me ocurriría compararme con James Brown de ninguna manera. Escribí el tema y se lo enseñé a mi amigo, el polifacético Louie Ramírez, hizo algunas correcciones y dejamos todo listo para grabar “Movin’ Much Too Fast”.
Llamé a los mejores músicos de sesión como el mítico batería Bernard Purdie y por supuesto, a Louie Ramírez. Cuando terminamos la grabación y después de mezclar las pistas con Jon Fausty, todos estábamos eufóricos con el resultado. No sé exactamente cómo lo logró, pero después de escuchar el resultado final, estaba más que satisfecho.
Grabé “Mr. Skyjacker” durante la época en la que secuestraban aviones en EE.UU y los llevaban a Cuba, compuse, interpreté e hice la producción del tema, luego me inventé el nombre del grupo que firmó el tema “PS 54 Schoolyard”. Ricardo Marrero participó en esa grabación.”

Bobby Marin, octubre 2013

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released November 27, 2013

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