Tommy McCook (3 March 1927 – 5 May 1998) was a Jamaican saxophonist. A founding member of The Skatalites, he also directed The Supersonics for Duke Reid...
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searched for jazz players around Kingston and was impressed by McCook's playing. Tommy McCook heard some ska, but initially resisted Dodd's offers to record...
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(Tommy McCook & The Aggravators) 1975 - Cookin (Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators) 1975 - King Tubby Meets The Aggrovators At Dub Station (Tommy McCook &...
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and Phyllis Dillon; musicians such as Jackie Mittoo, Lynn Taitt and Tommy McCook. The term rocksteady comes from a popular (slower) dance style mentioned...
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Records) Toots & The Maytals (1969) Monkey Man Tommy McCook & The Supersonics (1969) Red Ash Tommy McCook & The Supersonics (1969) Tribute to Rameses King...
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discovered Dillon. Dillon was introduced to Treasure Isle studios by Tommy McCook, and recorded her first record for Duke Reid, "Don’t Stay Away", in late...
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sometimes considered a subgenre of third wave ska, but early artists such as Tommy McCook considered themselves jazz musicians foremost. Before Rock Steady Freddie...
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(see 1998 in music), on Hellcat Records. The record is dedicated to Tommy McCook and Dick Qualiana. All songs written by Vic Ruggiero, except where noted...
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reggae singer of the 1960s. From 1966 to 1970, Williams featured with The Tommy McCook Band, as well as a multitude of ad hoc ensembles: Soul Gang, The Highlights...
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Reggae is an album by flautist Herbie Mann with the Tommy McCook Band recorded in London in 1973 and released on the Atlantic label. The Allmusic site...
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