The Skatalites "Lucky Seven" 2002

Includes the complete Duke Reid recordings. All tracks are produced by Duke Reid and apart from two tracks, (Inez & The Clock) fairly common and available on other compilations. However, a good collection for those that my be new to the Skatalites. One or two tracks appear to be alterative takes but no information is given.Here are the complete Duke Reid recordings by this legendary group featuring Tommy McCook, Don Drummond and Roland Alfonso. This group formed as the jumping R&B scene was going out of fashion in the U.S. and followed the Jamaica musical strand that became the Ska sound, dominated by instrumental records. The core personnel consisted of the high powered engine room of drummer Lloyd Knibbs and bassist Lloyd Brevett. Guitarists Jerome "Jah Jerry" Hinds, Harold McKenzie, and Ernest Raglin plus pianists Jackie Mitoo, Gladstone Anderson and Theophilus Beckford built on this foundation and provided the support of the fantastic horn frontline that included Tommy McCook, Rolando Alphonso or Val Bennett on tenor sax, Lester Sterling or Karl Bryan on alto, the great trombonists Don Drummond and Rico Rodriguez and trumpeters Johnny "Dizzy" Moore, Baba Brooks, Raymond Harper and Frankie Anderson.

trax disc 1:

01. The Skatalites / Latin Goes Ska 02. Rolando Alphonso / Yard Broom 03. The Skatalites / Street Corner 04. Rolando Alphonso / You Can Depend On Me 05. Baba Brooks / River Bank, part 1 and 2 06. The Skatalites / Musical Store Room 07. Baba Brooks / Musical Communion 08. Rolando Alphonso / Feeling Fine 09. The Skatalites / Twelve Minutes To Go 10. The Skatalites / Magic 11. The Skatalites / Strolling In 12. The Skatalites / Dan-De-Lion 13. The Skatalites / Apango 14. The Skatalites / Eastern Standard Time 15. Baba Brooks / Twilight Zone 16. Rolando Alphonso / Blackberry Brandy 17. Rolando Alphonso / Sandy Gully 18. Baba Brooks / Country Town (In Mood) trax disc 2:

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

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