Personnel: Herman Marques (alto saxophone); Tommy McCook (tenor saxophone); Bobby Ellis (trumpet); Franklyn Waul, Errol Nelson (piano, organ); Ruddy Thomas (percussion).

Audio Mixer: Errol Thompson.

Audio Remasterers: Paul Shields; Fidel Luna "Twice".

Audio Remixer: Joe Gibbs.

Liner Note Author: Carter Van Pelt.

Recording information: Joe Gibbs Recording Studios, Kingston, Jamaica.

Editors: Paul Shields; Fidel Luna "Twice".

Arrangers: Errol Thompson; Joe Gibbs.

The third (and most impressive) of four volumes of dub mixes from the studio of producer Joe Gibbs, African Dub, Chapter 3 finds engineer Errol Thompson getting a bit more adventurous than he had on the earlier installments. More of these dub versions keep shreds and snatches of the original vocal tracks in the mix, which is almost always a plus in a dub context -- little snippets of disembodied vocals float through the otherworldly musical atmosphere, lending a sometimes spooky human element to the sound and often casting new and refracted light on the meaning of the original lyrics. And on this volume, Thompson seems to be taking a few cues from his competitor Lee "Scratch" Perry, throwing such extramusical elements as water sounds (on "Freedom Call") and ringing telephones (on "Jubilation Dub") into the mix along with the usual gossamer shreds of guitar, horn, and keyboard. One complaint that could legitimately be made about these reissues is that they really should feature two albums on a single CD -- each is only about half an hour long. But the price is right, and the label gets extra credit for including detailed liner notes on the origins of each dub track. Highly recommended. ~ Rick Anderson