Zap Pow

Formed In 1970 By David Madden Trumpet Dwight Pinkney Guitar And Mike Williams Bass . Grew With The Additions Of Glen DaCosta Tenor Sax Joe McCormack Trombone Danny McFarlane Organ And Max Edwards Drums . Edwards Departed The Band In 1977 And Was Replaced By Drummer Cornell Marshall. Singers Winston "King" Cole Prilly Hamilton And Beres Hammond 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 Hammond's Watch With "The System " In 1978 And A Massive One With "This Is Reggae Music" For Producer Harry J. Combined With Trombonist Vin Gordon Madden And DaCosta Were Frequently Billed As The Zap Pow Horns And Worked With Bob Marley 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. Later Featured In The Epic Reggae Mix Album Blunted In The Bomb Shelter Mixed By Madlib. read less