Well dip me in it, I've been fucking around this place for how long, and never had a post featuring the Skatalites? How does that happen? They were like ground zero. Right there when mento and rhythm and blues got chummy, absolutely the shit in the pre-rock steady, pre-reggae days of Jamaican music. The original line-up included the horn section of Roland Alphonso, Don Drummond and Tommy McCook, the holy trinity of Jamaican brass. And Jackie Mittoo on keys, who would become one of the most influential keyboard players in the history of reggae. They initially recorded with Coxsone Dodd (not a bad place to start), followed by Duke Reid, Leslie Kong, Randy Chin and Prince Buster, among others. I don't care if some of you think this is elementary. Listen to it, cop to it, or just get out of here. I don't care. I'm a wild man.
~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~
Listen:The Skatalites - Guns of Navarone mp3 at Plain or Pan
The Skatalites - Exodus mp3 at Iniva (?)
The Skatalites - James Bond Theme mp3 at a Bond fan site
The Skatalites - I Should Have Know Better mp3 at Fantastic Weapon
The Skatalites - Rockfort Rock mp3 at Job.Yipikai (?)
The Skatalites - Ska-Ra-Van (Caravan) mp3 at Tanyao (?)
The Skatalites - Fidel Castro mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Video:
The Skatalites - Dynamite (?) at YouTube 1980s incarnation
Visit:
The Skatalites - Official site
The Skatalites at Wikipedia
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