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Val Bennett(born Lovall Bennett, d. 1991) Tenor sax. Started his career in the 40's - 50s.
landmark hits include
Atlas
Raggay City, 1969
Return Of The Liquidator, The, (with Harry J All Stars) 1970
Russians Are Coming, The
Spanish Harlem, 1968
The Return Of The Liquidator, (with Harry J All Stars) 1970
The Russians Are Coming
Tons Of Gold, (with Harry J All Stars) 1970
Val Is Back, 1968
Bobby Ellis : -
Bobby Ellis is a Jamaican trumpet player. He has work with many reggae artists including Burning Spear or The Revolutionaries
Back in the days when blaring horns figured strongly in Jamaican popular music, trumpeter Bobby Ellis was in demand as a session man and arranger. Born in west Kingston, Ellis first took up the trumpet in 1941 at the Alpha Boys School; when he left the Roman Catholic institution, he played on the Kingston club scene.
Ellis started recording at Studio One in the early 1960s; he remembers his first time on record being his own composition, Cyrus, with the Mighty Vikings band before going on to work on hit songs by The Wailers (Lonesome Feeling), There's a Reward (Joe Higgs) and I've Got to Go Back Home by Bob Andy.
Most of Ellis' time at Studio One was spent as horn arranger. After leaving Clement Dodd's studio, Ellis became a part of Trinidadian guitarist Lynn Taitt's band, The Jets, which also included fellow saxophonists Headley "Deadly Headley" Bennett and Carlton Samuels, keyboardist Gladstone "Gladdy" Anderson, bass player Brian Atkinson and drummer Joe Isaacs.
Ellis' reputation as a trumpeter and arranger had grown by the dawn of the 1970s when reggae was growing in stature. It was during this period that some of his best work can be heard, particularly on Burning Spear's landmark Marcus Garvey and Man in The Hills albums which were produced by Lawrence "Jack Ruby" Lindo and distributed by Island Records.
Ellis spent 10 years touring and recording with Spear. The computer age has ended the career of many a horn man, and Ellis, now 71, is no exception; he continues to tour, however, going on the road intermittently with Bunny Wailer and has just returned from Europe with The Mighty Diamonds.
Recently, Ellis chatted with this column during one of his rare recording sessions at the Tuff Gong Records studio. (thanks to the observer!)
NAMBO ROBINSON
Also known as Ronald Robinson.
Nambo Robinson left the Burning Band in 1998
Nambo Robinson - Trombone - main instrument
cant find much on him- sorry king
Johnny Dizzy Moore
Founding member of The Skatalites. Playing the Trumpet.
landmark titles
Reburial, The, (with Don Drummond) 1964
Red Is Danger, 1965
Reflections Of Don D
Riot, (with The Soul Syndicates)
Settle Down, (with Lester Sterling and Tommy McCook)
Sudden Destruction
The Reburial, (with Don Drummond) 1964
Tuff Talk, (with Roland Alphonso and The Skatalites) 1965
Yogi Man, 1964
started out in ALPHA SCHOOL
check out this link mi bredda : -
http://www.bluejuice.org.au/dizzy_intervies.html
Tommy McCook
Tommy McCook (27 March 1927, Havana, Cuba-4 May 1998) was a Jamaican saxophonist.
A founding member of The Skatalites, he also directed The Supersonics for Duke Reid and backed many sessions for Bunny Lee or with The Revolutionaries at Channel One Studios in the 70s.
The death of Tommy McCook in May 1998 passed by completely unnoticed by the mainstream press. Like his fellow Skatalites Roland Alphonso and Jackie Mittoo, McCook never received the respect from the general media that his contribution to Jamaican music richly deserved. McCook was born in Havana, Cuba in 1924, and moved to Jamaica in 1933. He took up the tenor sax at the age of 11, when he was a pupil at the famed Alpha School, and eventually joined Eric Dean’s Orchestra.
In 1954 he left for an engagement in Nassau, after which he ended up in Miami, and it was here that Tommy first heard John Coltrane, and fell in love with Jazz. Tommy returned to Jamaica in early 1962, where he was approached by a few local producers to do some recordings. Eventually he consented to record a jazz session for Clement “Coxson” Dodd, which was issued on album as “Jazz Jamaica.” His first ska recording was an adaptation of Ernest Gold’s “Exodus,” recorded in November 1963 with musicians who would soon make up the Skatalites.
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Sadly Tommy Mc Cook died on Monday 4 May 1998, our condolences go out to his family and friends. He will be remembered for his Ska music played on the tenor saxophone and flute with the Skatalites and the Supersonics, who were the Duke Reid session band at Treasure Isle recording studios. Tommy lead the band and was also the musical arranger, he helped to develop Rock Steady and Reggae. Born in 1927 he attended Alpha Boys School in Kingston Jamaica, a breeding ground for great musicians. He emigrated to the Bahamas in 1954 where he developed his musical skills, which were jazz influenced. Came back to Jamaica in 1962, in 1964 he joined the Skatalites and it was said that he coined their name. In Jamaica in April 1984 at the Dynamic Studios he was responsible for the "Return of the Big Guns" the reunion of the Skatalites who continue to tour up to the present day. At this session tunes written by Don Drummond were recorded for the first time. In the fascinating interview with David Rodigan, in 1984 at the Reggae Sunsplash Festival at Crystal Palace, in England. Tommy recalled how after the death of Don Drummond his music was found by Lloyd together with his trombone, who put it in the back of his car and drove off. Years later Tommy went through the music as he was familiar with the way Don wrote, he said " I started to put changes to it and things like that and it came out nice". Rodigan replied "Your not kidding, it came out great, not just nice, it's a fabulous album"
His tremendous influence on Ska, it's musicians and music will live on, as will his many recordings, they will be played for many years to come. Tommy as tells of his favourite Ska tune "schooling the jew"
(b. Thomas McCook, d. May 4, 1998). Tenor saxophone and flute. Founding member of The Skatalites. When The Skatalites broke up in late 1965 he became the leader of Duke Reid's studio band The Supersonics. Among the regular members were Johnny Moore - trumpet, Lloyd Knibb - drums, Danny Simpson - trombone, Herman Marquis - sax, Gladstone Anderson - organ, Winston Wright - organ, Clifton 'Jackie' Jackson - bass, George Tucker - guitar, Ranny 'Bop' Williams - guitar, Larry McDonald - percussion. The Supersonics broke up in 1969. Died of ill health, 1998.
Landmark titles
Always On A Sunday, (with Frank Anderson)
Apanga
Blood Clad Dub, 1997
Blood Clad Eyes, (with King Bravo) 1997
Cast Your Faith To The Wind, 1964
Doctor Zhivago, (with The Supersonics)
Don D Lion, (with Don Drummond)
Don Drummond - The Man With The Big Trombone, (with Lord Tanamo), 1997
Feel So Fine
Flying Home, (with The Supersonics)
Garden Of Love, (with Don Drummond), 1964
Golden Love, (with Lord Tanamo) 1997
Green Mango
Heatwave, (with The Supersonics)
Indian Love Call, (with The Supersonics)
Inez, (with Lester Sterling)
Jam Session, (with The Supersonics)
Jaro (with Impact All Stars)
Laba Laba Reggae, (with The Supersonics)
Last Flight To Reggie City, (with Stranger Cole) 1968
Latin Goes Ska
Liquidator, The, 1969
Loving Princess Diana, (with King Bravo) 1997
Mad Mad Mad
Magic
Mandela
Mary Poppins, (with Danny Simpson and The Supersonics)
Meducia, The
Moody Ska, 1967
Music Is My Occupation, (with Don Drummond)
Occupation, (with Don Drummond)
Out Of Sight, (with Danny Simpson and The Supersonics) 1969
Out Of Space, (with The Supersonics) 1966
Ranglin On Bond St., (with Ernest)
Real Cool, (with The Supersonics)
Reggae To Reggae, (with The Supersonics) 1969
Reincarnation, 1964
Ride Mi Donkey
Rock Away
Rooster, The
Saboo, (with The Supersonics)
Saint, The
Scattered Lights, 1964
Second Fiddle, (with The Supersonics)
Secret Love, (with Lord Tanamo) 1997
Settle Down, (with Lester Sterling and Johnny Moore)
Shadow Of Your Smile, The
Ska Jam, (with The Supersonics) 1966
Ska-Ba, 1963
Skalypso Dub, 1997
Soul For Sale
Soul Remedy, (with The Supersonics)
Soul Style, (with The Supersonics) 1970
Spanish Eyes, (with Lyn Taitt)
The Liquidator, 1969
The Meducia
The Rooster
The Saint
The Shadow Of Your Smile
The World Need Love
They Laughed, (with Lord Tanamo) 1997
Thunderball, (with The Supersonics)
Train To Ska-thedral, (with The Supersonics)
Travelling On Bond Street
Tunnel One
Twelve Minutes To Go
What Now, (with The Supersonics)
What The World Needs Now, (with The Supersonics)
Wheel And Turn, (with Frank Anderson)
World Need Love, The
Yard Broom
Yelling King Bravo, 1997
Yellow Basket, (with Lyn Taitt)
JAH LOVE
