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	The Skatalites - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was not only the Skatalites' busiest composer, but was the most prolific in all of Ska, with at least 200 tunes to his name by 1965.
		In June 1983, the Skatalites reformed for a reunion performance at the Sunsplash festival in Montego Bay in July.
		Between 1985 and 1988, the core members of the Skatalites emigrated, and eventually coalesced in the northeast of the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Skatalites (460 words)

	The Skatalites - Music Downloads - Online
		Bio: More than a band, the Skatalites were and are an institution, an aggregation of top-notch musicians who didn't merely define the sound of Jamaica, they were the sound of Jamaica across the '50s and '60s.
		The Skatalites continued on for six more months after this tragedy, but the spark was dying with it, and finally in July 1965, the members called it quits.
		But no matter how great the contributions of individual members, the Skatalites were always greater than the sum of their parts, and thus the band carried on.
	musicstore.connect.com /artist/103/974/1/1039741.html (1838 words)

	The Skatalites
		Skatalites were a band of highly skilled musicians, who backed most of the top stars of the day, including not yet discovered Bob Marley.
		The Skatalites, featuring a number of virtuosic soloists and led by the mercurial trombonist Don Drummond, were far and away the top instrumental group, and also served as the house backing band for Coxsone Dodd's prolific Studio One.
		Trombonist Drummond was not only the Skatalites busiest composer, but the most prolific in all of Ska, with at least 200 tunes to his name by 1965.
	www.respectmusic.cz /2005/a_SKATA.html (590 words)

	Skatalites: About the Skatalites: Biographies
		The Skatalites reform for a reunion performance at the Sunsplash festival in Montego Bay in July.
		The Skatalites are nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Reggae Album for their 1995 Shanachie release, Hi Bop Ska.
		The Skatalites continue to be composed of the top musicians in their genre,as they have from the beginning.
	www.skatalites.com /about/bios_main.htm (1032 words)

	The Skatalites News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		For 40 years the Skatalites have been the ambassadors of the island sound BY JEFF INMAN If Ken Stewart worked in a museum and had a penchant for tweed, he'd be called a preservationist.
		The Skatalites, a band at the forefront of the Jamaican ska explosion...
		JAMAICAN SUNSHINE IN OVERCAST SANTIAGO The Skatalites, a band at the forefront of the Jamaican ska explosion that brought Desmond Dekker, Byron Lee and Toots and the Maytals to international recognition,...
	www.topix.net /who/the-skatalites (632 words)

	Metroactive Music \| The Skatalites
		The Skatalites land in Sonoma County on April 30 at a spring ska and reggae dance party that benefits Healdsburg Performing Arts Theater.
		Members of the Skatalites served as session players on breakthrough recordings by Bob Marley and the Wailers, Jimmy Cliff, Toots and the Maytals, and Desmond Dekker.
		In 1978, Island Records chief Chris Blackwell, responsible for Marley's widespread fame, convinced the surviving members of the Skatalites to reunite in the studio (Drummond, who'd had a history of mental illness, had died in 1969 in Bellevue Sanitarium after being convicted of the 1964 murder of his girlfriend).
	www.metroactive.com /papers/sonoma/04.24.03/skatalites-0317.html (582 words)

	The Skatalites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Of course the Skatalites are barely a ska band anymore -- they're a jazz band with a ska backbeat.
		What the Skatalites of today lack is the discipline of the line-up of old: their recent string of reunion albums (mostly on Shanachie) was filled with six-minute jams.
		The Skatalites have discovered a secret weapon in the contrast between the greasy, RandB-inflected playing of the two veteran saxophonists and the cleaner styles of the newer members (trumpeter Nathan Breedlove and trombonist Will Clark).
	www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/98/02/19/THE_SKATALITES.html (605 words)

	The Skatalites
		What the Skatalites actually did was drag these older styles into the contemporary scene, merge it with modern RandB, and propel it into the mainstream via a faster syncopated island beat.
		Alphonso now permanently rejoined the Skatalites for 1994's Hi- Bop Ska: The 30th Anniversary Recording, which also featured such illustrious guests as former vocalist Doreen Schaeffer, Prince Buster and Toots Hibbert, and an all-star gathering of jazz musicians.
		members, the Skatalites were always greater than the sum of their parts, and thus the band carried on.
	feileafrica.com /skatalites.htm (1806 words)

	Amazon.ca: Foundation Ska 32 Authentic: Music: the Skatalites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Skatalites not only invented the music we call ska, but without them I dare say Jamaican music would have never escalated to the level that it has become.
		The Skatalites were the house band for Studio One in the sixties (the greatest legacy in the history of Jamaican music...one of the greatest in the history of modern music).
		They were originally going to call themselves the Satellites (not sure of what the exact spelling would have been!) but changed their name to incorporate the new style then in vogue.
	www.amazon.ca /Foundation-Ska-32-Authentic-Skatalites/dp/B00000045F (916 words)

	The Skatalites' Lester Sterling interview!
		This was a rare opportunity, as not only are all the original Skatalites over seventy, but also for this tour Johnny "Dizzy" Moore (famous for tracks such as "Red is Danger") was playing with them.
		Curtis:He means like, back in the day, you guys, the members of the Skatalites would each solo, and then after each solo, you guys would raise your hands and see if the crowd would scream for you; and that you guys would get into conversations...
		When we were in the band the Skatalites that when him commit the crime.
	www.ruderoots.com /interviews/skatalites/lester1.html (679 words)

	CMT.com : Skatalites : Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		More than a band, the Skatalites were and are an institution, an aggregation of top-notch musicians who didn't merely define the sound of Jamaica, they were the sound of
		In 1962, Dodd opened his own Studio One recording studio, and the future Skatalites now quickly gravitated in his direction as well.
		With the growth of Dodd's Studio One label, the group soon found themselves with almost more gigs than they could handle, touring the island as the backing band for most of the label's artists, whilst also performing on-stage themselves.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/skatalites/bio.jhtml (1855 words)

	In Music We Trust - Lloyd Brevett and the Skatalites: African Roots
		Lloyd Brevett was the tremendously talented bass musician for the pioneers of ska, The Skatalites.
		In 1965 The Skatalites went their own way, but in 1975 they all reunited to back their friend Lloyd (and fellow band mate) on his solo album.
		The Skatalites started ska, and are a most for any fan of traditional ska.
	www.inmusicwetrust.com /articles/02s11.html (413 words)

	AustinExperience.com - Skatalites
		Formed in Kingston, Jamaica in the mid-60’s, the Skatalites are the creators of the first truly Jamaican sound -ska.
		Creating ska isn’t the only accomplishment on the Skatalites resume, they also are responsible for reggae, dub and rock-steady.
		The Skatalites sound is a fusion of Jazz, RandB, Calypso, Boogie Woogie Blues, and African rhythm.
	www.austinexperience.com /music/spotlight/Skatalites/skatalites.html (316 words)

	JR.com: The Skatalites - Hi-Bop Ska in Music: Ska: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A tighter and jazzier album than the Skatalites' first '90s reunion effort, 1993's SKAVOOVEE, 1994's HI-BOP SKA is closer to the ska-jazz fusion of 1983's STRETCHING OUT than the concise, hyperactive singles that made the group a legend on the ultra-competitive Kingston music scene of the mid '60s.
		Opening with a completely reworked version of their '60s signature hit "Guns of Navarone," slowed down with a cinematic Ennio Morricone flavor, the regrouped Skatalites settle into a series of exciting grooves, alternately slinky and skanking, with the enthusiasm of musicians half their age and the grace that only comes with experience.
		Starting in the mid-'60s, the Skatalites forged a horn-led sound that merged Jamaican mento and calypso with American R&B and jazz, inverting the boogie woogie rhythm for an upbeat accent that would become the trademark of all subsequent reggae.
	www.jr.com /xs-the-skatalites-hi-bop-ska-in-music-ska--pi!3822857.html (742 words)

	Tommy McCook : Tribute to Tommy: The Best of Tommy McCook and the Skatalites - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Subtitled The Best of Tommy McCook and the Skatalites -- this is not a tribute album, it is the real deal -- this has 18 tracks from 1962-1965, when McCook and his accompanists were in their ska prime.
		Tommy McCook & the Skatalites recorded prolifically during this time, and it's hard for the modern American listener -- without access to McCook's entire discography -- to judge whether this is the optimum selection.
		It certainly sounds good, though, in respect to both McCook's playing and the infectious ska groove of his band, which included luminaries in their own right like saxophonist Roland Alphonso, pianist Jackie Mittoo, and trombonist Don Drummond.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,869306,00.html (375 words)

	The Legendary Skatalites in Dub, MP3 Album Music Download at eMusic
		With a level of popularity surpassed only by the Wailers, the Skatalites are one of Jamaica's most beloved and influential outfits.
		Their early ‘60s work forged the template for reggae music and made stars out of keyboardist Jackie Mittoo, trombonist Don Drummond and singer Roland Alphonso; their quick, clipped rhythms and snaking horn sections were later mimicked by a host of So-Cal checkerboard ska(te) bands.
		The Legendary Skatalites in Dub collects an assortment of the group's work with producers Lee "Scratch" Perry and King Tubby — not exactly slouches themselves — providing a fascinating study in the breadth and depth of Jamaican music.
	www.emusic.com /album/10862/10862846.html (370 words)

	The Skatalites - AOL Music
		Ska, Reggae, Rocksteady: It All Began With The Skatalites.
		He was not only the Skatalites' busiest composer, but was the most prolific in...
		In June 1983, the Skatalites reformed for a reunion performance at the...
	music.aol.com /artist/the-skatalites/2938/main (153 words)

	THE SKATALITES
		The historical interview (the London concert was the first European concert since their break-up in 1964) explains the invention of the word 'ska', the formation of the band and it's name, and the origins of their 1984-album 'Return of the Big Guns'.
		So, Skatalites are split-up, you all went your own ways into Soul Vendors, Tommy did...
		He was arrested on new years eve of '65 and he stayed all of '66 and in '67 he died.
	www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/ayers/254/skatalites.htm (2593 words)

	The Skatalites
		The duties of editor and chief of the bhatt-zine have taken me to Boston to see The Skatalites and Murphy's Law.
		Last night was The Skatalites in a night of firsts for e.Bowla and myself.
		Between him and Doreen Schaffer they were taking The Skatalites to a level they don't normally go to, vocals.
	www.institutionalized.net /Music/skatalites.html (395 words)

	Skatalites: The Best Music You Never Heard
		You might love the Skatalites without knowing who they are—the founders of ska, a kind of Jamaican jazz.
		The Skatalites themselves were coming up with the arrangement, or the tune, the cover renamed in something else in ska, or the original tunes, especially the Don Drummond tunes.
		Within the past few years you hear some Skatalites melody or some Skatalites bass lines, or some kind of sampled piece of a Skatalites tune.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=17919 (1348 words)

	The Austin Chronicle The Skatalites
		The original bassist and drummer, Lloyds Brevett and Knibbs, remain incomparable in laying down that infectious beat as they have for 40 years.
		Two full-fledged revivals have revitalized the band, invigorated the sound, and brought the music to new audiences.
		Back on the road with the new From Paris With Love, the Skatalites, and the beat, remain indomitable.
	www.austinchronicle.com /gyrobase/Guides/Bands?oid=151207 (138 words)

	Skatalites
		From Jazz, Calypso and Mento and especially Rhythm n Blues, they created a rhythm that was entirely new, which they called “Ska”.
		Whether recording for Studio One, Treasure Isle or Prince Puster, The Skatalites dominated Jamaica in the 60’s.
		They were and are an institution, an aggregation of top-notch musicians who didn't merely define the sound of Jamaica, they were the sound of Jamaica across the '50s and '60s.
	www.wrasserecords.com /artists/info/30.html (122 words)

	undomondo : Blog Archive : The Skatalites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		I was thinking about posting some oldschool ska, because lately I’ve been listening to my old Toasters and Skatalites CDs again and again.
		Ska is probably a music I’ll always listen, it’s not pretentious, it’s fun, the dance itself is pretty cool and the music is always pleasing and masterful.
		Desmond Dekker is one of the original reggae/ska vocalists that really shaped the genre and got the first international hit with Israelites.
	www.undomondo.com /2006/05/the-skatalites (340 words)

	Amazon.com: Legendary Skatalites in Dub: Music: The Skatalites,King Tubby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		"The Legendary Skatalites In Dub" is one of the greatest dub albums of all time, and a true one-of-a-kind aural experience.
		The Skatalites had just reunited in 1975 and recorded the album "The Legendary Skatalites," to which this album is a dub counterpart.
		Just imagine inspired Skatalites brass lines drifting in ghostly sheets of reverb over a landscape of Ras Michael's slow-grooving Niyabinghi drumming (there are eight Niyabinghi drummers on this disc) and Lloyd Brevett's impossibly deep ACOUSTIC bass.
	www.amazon.com /Legendary-Skatalites-in-Dub/dp/B000063CL6 (1021 words)

	The Skatalites update
		The Skatalites at the Jazz Cafe, Camden Town London, 25 August 1999
		Skatalites at the Jazz Café Camden Town London, 12 and 13 August 1997
		Lloyd Brevett and The Skatalites African Roots CD
	www.georgwa.demon.co.uk /skatalites.html (666 words)

	Ska-Boo-Da-Ba by The Skatalites: Reviews
		The Skatalites : Albums : Ska Boo-Da-Ba: Top Sounds From Top Deck, Vol.
		Although they cut many a fine session with superstar producers Clement Dodd and Duke Reid, the Skatalites' work for relatively unknown knob-twiddler Justin Yap has been especially revered.
		Well, because the songs have often been very hard to track down and Yap -- unlike either Reid or Dodd -- gave the legendary ska outfit the time and money to really dig into a set of songs.
	www.mp3.com /tracks/1352167/reviews.html (142 words)

	Amazon.com: Foundation Ska: Music: The Skatalites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Skatalites Ball of Fire album, quote: "Ska, which was primarily invented by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Operation Ivy has gotten so big that they're now going back and calling earlier bands, like the Skatalites, "Ska" as well." (read the whole review and try not to make a HUH?!?!?!
		Everyone likes what they like; but comparing the musicians on this Skatalites CD to those of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones is shocking.
		This is a great retrospect of the skatalites back in the late 50s/60s.
	www.amazon.com /Foundation-Ska-Skatalites/dp/B00000045F (1390 words)

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