Sylvan Morris, the respected studio engineer who worked on classic albums by The Wailers and Toots And The Maytals, died in Kingston, Jamaica on June 17.
Morris, 74, was reportedly found dead at his home.
Willie Stewart, former drummer of Third World, paid tribute to Morris who started his career in the early 1960s at Treasure Isle studio, owned by producer Duke Reid.
“Our condolences to Sylvan’s family and friends… what a great engineer. I cannot forget when Third World was recording the 96 Degrees (In The Shade) album at Harry J’s studio. Sylvan was the engineer and he gave me so much encouragement and support and his ears and skill in engineering and music was so professional and mystic at the same time. He could hear the finished product before it was mixed,” said Stewart.
Morris moved to Harry J studios (owned by producer Harry Johnson) after a stint at Studio One with producer Clement Dodd. There, he established himself as a master engineer, working on outstanding albums such as Catch A Fire by The Wailers, Funky Kingston by Toots & The Maytals and Blackheart Man by Bunny Wailer.
When his fruitful run at Harry J ended in the mid-1990s, Morris went to Dynamic Sounds, owned by bandleader/businessman Byron Lee. Morris, who was blind, retired from the music business around 10 years ago.
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