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The Jamaican reggae jazz band Zap Pow was formed in 1970 by <a href="spotify:artist:1DF8F4AoErhD4rzxPga021">David Madden</a> (trumpet), Mike Williams (bass), and <a href="spotify:artist:1Tp3qPUX4V37tLSoJJEf7z">Dwight Pinkney</a> (guitar), and later expanded to include Glen DaCosta (tenor sax), Danny McFarlane (organ), Joe McCormack (trombone), and <a href="spotify:artist:0REp3PUYNSdHG9iSYoJVv0">Max Edwards</a> (drums). <a href="spotify:artist:0REp3PUYNSdHG9iSYoJVv0">Edwards</a> departed the band in 1977 and was replaced by drummer Cornell Marshall. Singers Winston "King" Cole, <a href="spotify:artist:1iFKumrXNHKW5iraQntZuo">Prilly Hamilton</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:2ruMkdO4e1tJWDHsYSEtxr">Beres Hammond</a> all fronted the band at one time or another, but Zap Pow was at heart primarily an instrumental configuration, and while its live shows were legendary, it was a crack studio session band. Zap Pow had a minor hit on <a href="spotify:artist:2ruMkdO4e1tJWDHsYSEtxr">Hammond</a>'s watch with "The System " in 1978 and a massive one with "This Is Reggae Music" for producer Harry J. Combined with trombonist <a href="spotify:artist:1mgF8WKDBi8uBzzC93wIyj">Vin Gordon</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1DF8F4AoErhD4rzxPga021">Madden</a> and DaCosta were frequently billed as the Zap Pow Horns, and worked with <a href="spotify:artist:2QsynagSdAqZj3U9HgDzjD">Bob Marley</a> in that capacity for a time. The Rhino compilation called Reggae Rules, which collects singles the band released between 1973 and 1980, is a good starting point to get a sense of this exciting group, which mined a synthesis of reggae, jazz, funk, and soul well before such a concept became fully accepted. ~ Steve Leggett, Rovi
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