Ed Watson

𝙀𝙙 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙤𝙣’𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙚-𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚-𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧 "𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 / 𝙅𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝘿𝙖𝙮" 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 '70𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤 𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙐𝙎 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙠 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙫𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙.

Released on Charlie’s Records — a key imprint in the dissemination of Caribbean music in New York — this 12" captures Ed Watson and his brass-heavy band in full flight. "Boogie Woman" is a joyous, floor-filling cut built on irresistible horn lines, percussive groove, and a strutting bassline, a tune made for late-night dance floors and roller discos alike. On the flip, "Judgement Day" dials up the drama with heavier funk undertones and a more spiritual edge, blending social commentary with soulful delivery and a propulsive rhythm section.

Rich in energy and groove, this release shows how Caribbean artists of the era absorbed disco and funk’s momentum while retaining the storytelling and syncopation of their roots — a transatlantic dialogue that remains deeply influential to this day.