The Skatalites "Anthology" 2007

Outstanding soloists like Tommy McCook, Don Drummond and Rolando Alphonso led Jamaica's foremost Ska band the Skatalites in the mid 1960s with accomplished technique and creative flair.This double CD set features the work of some of Jamaica's most accomplished musicians, who recorded together in the mid 1960s under the general moniker of the Skatalites. Performers such as the trombonist Don Drummond, the saxophonist Tommy McCook, and the trumpeter Baba Brooks perform freewheeling, irresistibly danceable classics such as "Lucky Seven," "Strolling In," and "Latin Goes Ska," in the offbeat island rhythm that was the precursor to bluebeat reggae, and dancehall.

trax Disc 1:

01. Latin Goes Ska 02. Yard Broom [Rolando Alphonso] 03. Street Corner 04. You Can Depend On Me [Rolando Alphonso] 05. River Bank, Pts. 1&2 [Baba Brooks] 06. Musical Store Room0 7. Musical Communion [Baba Brooks] 08. Feeling Fine [Rolando Alphonso] 09. Twelve Minutes To Go 10. Magic 11. Strolling In 12. Don-De-Lion 13. Apanga 14. Eastern Standard Time 15. Twilight Zone [Baba Brooks] 16. Blackberry Brandy [Rolando Alphonso] 17. Sandy Gully [Rolando Alphonso] 18. Country Town (In Mood) [Baba Brooks]

trax Disc 2:

01. Lucky Seven 02. The Clock [Baba Brooks] 03. Silver Dollar [Don Drummond] 04. Let George Do It [Don Drummond & Tommy McCook] 05. James Bond [Rolando Alphonso] 06. Knock Out Punch [Don Drummond] 07. Dr. Decker [Baba Brooks & Don Drummond] 08. Occupation [Don Drummond] 09. Inez [Tommy McCook & Lester Sterling] 10. Garden Of Love [Don Drummond] 11. Green Island 12. Cool Smoke [Don Drummond] 13. Real Cool [Tommy McCook] 14. Burning Torch [Don Drummond] 15. Stampede [Don Drummond] 16. Corner Stone [Rolando Alphonso] 17. Independence Anniversary Ska

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