Carlton Lee is a Jamaican recording engineer and producer known for his work in reggae music. Active since the late 1960s, he contributed to numerous recordings during the development of roots reggae and the international expansion of Jamaican music.
Lee worked with several major artists, including Bob Marley and the Wailers, Peter Tosh, Toots and the Maytals. He is credited as an engineer on *Catch a Fire* (1973), the Wailers' influential Island Records album.
His career also includes work on recordings by Jamaican artists and producers such as Bunny Lee, Clancy Eccles and Phil Pratt. His engineering credits span ska, rocksteady, roots reggae and dub, reflecting the evolution of Jamaican recording techniques during the late 1960s and 1970s.
Although less publicly documented than some of his contemporaries, Carlton Lee played a role in bringing Jamaican music to international audiences through his studio work.
