NPR Music's Matt Fleeger used the Monty-Ernie collabo, "Rocksteady" as a gateway into Jamaican-tinged jazz stylings. http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2013/08/29/217012274/jazz-with-a-jamaican-accent?utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=20130901&utm_source=
My own review, done for Jazz Times, can be viewed here
http://jazztimes.com/articles/14838-rocksteady-monty-alexander-ernest-ranglin