Taking Off Tomorrow

About the Artist
The foundation of Jah Works is based on a love and respect for Jamaican music and culture. It is this sentiment which gave birth to Jah Works and has become the thread which has kept them together for 11 years and counting. While their music is clearly more "reggae" than any other style, as US natives they’ve always added their own flavor to the mix.

The group has a remarkable list of achievements, none of which have been at the hands of a single record company, management team, or distribution deal. They’ve produced, funded and released six independent releases, including 2001’s acclaimed "Bassmentality", for a total of over 70,000 units, all sold from a merchandise table. They average 200-250 shows per year, domestically and internationally, and have shared stages with a host of national/international acts including N.E.R.D., Damien Marley, UB40, Ben Harper, Buju Banton, Burning Spear and many, many more.

In 2002, the band was accepted as a member of AFE (Armed Forces Entertainment) and was sent on their first tour entertaining troops at Thule AFB in northwest Greenland. In the fall of 2004, they embarked on their second AFE tour, this time for 6 weeks in the Pacific (Hawaii, The Marshall Islands, Guam, South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Diego Garcia). In 2003, the band fulfilled their dream of playing for European audiences with a two week tour in Holland. The eight show tour concluded with two performances at High Times week long annual festival, ‘The Cannabis Cup’, held at Amsterdam’s premier Melkweg club. Jah Works has also made an annual pilgrimage out of their tours to Jamaica (4 years in a row). The trip exposes the band to both Jamaicans and tourists from around the globe and fuels the fire of inspiration that got them started.

Product Description
Recorded and mixed by famed reggae engineer Jim Fox of Lion & Fox Studios, Taking Off Tomorrow is Jah Works’ first crossover album. Often dubbed "the international album" after one of it’s strongest cuts, "International", TOT has a worldwide appeal. While still maintaining a strong reggae feel both in song and mix, a solid half of the album explores reggae/dancehall blends with r&b and pop. Classic JW lover’s rock ("Shadow", "Thank Her", "One Loving Nite") stand alongside party tunes ("International", "Night Like This", "More + More") and consciousness ("Come Together"). Also included is the infamous weed-anthem "Serious Litigation", a dancehall track that is a has taken on classic folk song status. Taking Off Tomorrow is an album known to tear friends apart, that is, friends who steal each other’s copy.

Tracks:

Shadow
Night Like This
Come Together
Flight 098
It's International
More & More
Serious Litigation
One Loving Nite
Thank Her
You Should Know
Dub the Night
Worldwide Dub

Product Description

Recorded and mixed by famed reggae engineer Jim Fox of Lion & Fox Studios, Taking Off Tomorrow is Jah Works first crossover album. Often dubbed the international album after one of its strongest cuts, International, TOT has a worldwide appeal. While still maintaining a strong reggae feel both in song and mix, a solid half of the album explores reggae/dancehall blends with r&b and pop. Classic JW lovers rock (Shadow, Thank Her, One Loving Nite) stand alongside party tunes (International, Night Like This, More + More) and consciousness (Come Together). Also included is the infamous weed-anthem Serious Litigation, a dancehall track that is a has taken on classic folk song status. Taking Off Tomorrow is an album known to tear friends apart, that is, friends who steal each others copy.

Customer Reviews:

endless praise for Jah Works!.......2005-02-03

This is definitely one of those CD's you put in at a party or while driving and don't have to take out. It's great from start to finish and has a real flow to it. There's also a lot of variety in the styles they play, so the vibe it creates doesn't get monotonous. These guys are really on their game.

Get Happy.......2001-04-17

The perfect summertime feel good album, or even something to kill the wintertime blues. Jah Works, combining rythm and raw musical talent, has produced one of those rare cds that you can throw in and listen to every song on the album. "Night like tonight" is probably the strongest single on the cd, but then again, every song has that sing along quality, so roll the windows down and crank it loud. Great for you hardcore reggae fans as well as those who don't listen to alot of reaggae. Jah Works is for everyone.