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01. Tommy Mccook & Friends - Murderous Horn Dub (Rocking Jamboree Rhythm)
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02. Tommy Mccook & Friends - Wreaking Horns Dub (Wreak Up My Life Rhythm)
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03. Tommy Mccook & Friends - Natty Congo Dub (Roots Natty Congo Rhythm)
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04. Tommy Mccook & Friends - Tribulation Horn Dub (Tribulation Rhythm)
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05. Tommy Mccook & Friends - Everybody Needs Dub (Everybody Needs Love Rhythm)
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06. Tommy Mccook & Friends - Ambitious Dub (Breaking Up Rhythm)
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07. Tommy Mccook & Friends - Finding Dub (You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Rhythm)
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08. Tommy Mccook & Friends - Catching Horns Dub (You Have Caught Me Baby Rhythm)
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09. Tommy Mccook & Friends - Springtime In Dub (In The Springtime Rhythm)
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10. Tommy Mccook & Friends - Sacraficial Dub (Sacrifice Rhythm)
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11. Tommy Mccook & Friends - Wicked Flute Dub (Never Forget To Say I Love You Rhythm)
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12. Tommy Mccook & Friends - A Smiling Dub (Best To Ride With A Smile Rhythm)
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13. Tommy Mccook & Friends - Falling For A Dub (I'll Never Fall In Love Again Rhythm)
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14. Tommy Mccook & Friends - Troubleome Dub (Never Trouble Trouble Rhythm)
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15. Tommy Mccook & Friends - Riding Horns Dub (Riding West Rhythm)
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ARTIST
MCCOOK & FRIENDS, TOMMY
TITLE
Horns Man Dub
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
JAMAICAN RECORDINGS
CATALOG #
JRCD 071CD
JRCD 071CD
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
3/13/2020
Tommy McCook
was not only a founding member of the legendary Jamaican ska group
The Skatalites
, but also a brilliant musical arranger. His informed understanding of jazz, R&B, and in fact, most music styles would always add another layer to any song put his way. This made him the go-to guy for most of the Jamaican producers, who would use his arrangement skills to pepper up their latest tunes. Tommy McCook, (b1927, Havana, Cuba) came to Jamaica with his mother from Cuba aged 11 and entered renowned Alpha Boys School for underprivileged children, a school that placed great emphasis on musical tuition. At 14, such was his talent he has left to join
Eric Deans Orchestra
and took on stints with other bands led by
Don Hinchman
and
Roy Coburn
. All the bands played in the swing and Jazz style of the times. He relocated to the Bahamas in 1954 where he further developed his jazz technique and, upon his return to Jamaica in 1962, began working
Coxsone Dodd
's Studio One and became involved in the development of ska. His knowledge of jazz, R&B and Jamaican musical forms helped set the tone for the group of musicians he was working with and would name the Skatalites. The group, consisting of
Don Drummond
(trombone),
Roland Alphonso
(tenor saxophone),
Jackie Mitoo
(piano),
Lloyd Brevett
(bass),
Lloyd Knibbs
(drums), alongside Tommy himself on tenor saxophone. The group would back all the major ska vocalists of the day and would also go on to cut a catalog of instrumental music. The Skatalites split up in 1965 and Tommy McCook moved over to work with
Duke Reid
's Treasure Isle Studios where he formed
The Supersonics
. A set of musicians under his guidance that consisted of
Lynn Tait
and
Ernest Ranglin
(guitar),
Neville Hinds
and
Winston Wright
(organ),
Gladstone "Gladdy" Anderson
(piano),
Hugh Malcolm
and
Arkland "Drumbago" Parks
(drums),
Clifton "Jackie" Jackson
(bass), and
Tommy
and
Hernon Marquis
(saxophone). The more laidback sounds from 1966-1968 would be given the name rocksteady of which, again, McCook was at the forefront. Top producers like
Bunny Lee
would use the musicianship of Tommy McCook and his arrangement skills to enhance this new sound. Jamaican Recordings have compiled a great selection of rhythms that feature McCook blowing over tracks stripped of their vocals and replaced with some fantastic lead lines played by Tommy and some of his fellow horn players.
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