This is my tribute to some of the greatest musicians ever to record music in Jamaica, I do have literally hundreds of Skatalites tracks but I know that instrumental compilations can be boring so I've whittled this down to 25 or so of the real top top tunes. The collective of musicians recorded under a bewildering number of names; often the lead soloist would be given credit, other times they would be named after the producer that they recorded for, anyway all of these tracks feature The Skatalites or members of The Skatalites band. For a great history of the band, here is their Wikipedia page.
This is my tribute to some of the greatest musicians ever to record music in Jamaica, I do have literally hundreds of Skatalites tracks but I know that instrumental compilations can be boring so I've whittled this down to 25 or so of the real top top tunes. The collective of musicians recorded under a bewildering number of names; often the lead soloist would be given credit, other times they would be named after the producer that they recorded for, anyway all of these tracks feature The Skatalites or members of The Skatalites band. For a great history of the band, here is their Wikipedia page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skatalites
I do hope you enjoy this one, the music is simply awesome.
https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/the-skatalites-friends-killer-diller/
SKATALITES - TIMOTHY
SKATALITES - BALL OF FIRE
BUSTERS ALL STARS - JET 707
KING EDWARD ALLSTARS - FOUR SEASONS OF THE YEAR
SKATALITES - CLEOPATRA
SKATALITES - MISS SKA CULATION
KING EDWARD ALLSTARS - LON CHANEY
SKATALITES - LUCKY SEVEN
SKATALITES - KILLER DILLER
ROLAND AL & THE SOUL BROS - PHOENIX CITY
SKATALITES - DR. KILDARE
BABA BROOKS - ALCATRAZ
TOMMY McCOOK - GOLDFINGER
ROLAND AL & THE SOUL BROS - DR. RING DING
SOUL BROS - TRAIN TO SKAVILLE
TOMMY McCOOK - ROCKET SHIP
SKATALITES - BEARDSMAN SKA
SKATALITES - INDEPEDENT ANNIVERSARY SKA
DON DRUMMOND - COOLIE BOY
ROLAND ALPHONSO - EL PUSSY CAT
SKATALITES - GUNS OF NAVARONE
BABA BROOKS - VIRGINIA SKA aka YEAH YEAH
VIETNAM ALL STARS - THE TOUGHEST