Re: skatalites

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18 Apr 96 15:42:20 EDT

>I don't think many of the core members of the Skatalites are horn
>players. I could be VERY wrong but I believe the drummer, bassist, and
>one of the horn players are original members....the rest of the touring
>unit changes frequently. I did sound for them a few years back at my
>university....they were amazing. The bass player had this groove that I
>have never heard before and I've never heard it since.....I just hope its
>on tape somewhere.

The two saxaphonists, Roland Alphonso and Tommy McCook, still play with the
band and they are both seminal reggae figures. Of course the trombonist Don
Drummond was amazing, but he was put in an asylum after he killed his wife and
then died in the later sixites. The bass player and sometimes the drummer are
originals, but the rest are guest singers. One time I saw them and Lord
Creator got on stage as a surprise and sang "Man to Man" among others. The
cool thing about the band is they are all about 800 years old!