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The Skatalites
Return Of The Big Guns
Album UK 1984 on Island Records label
Jazz and Reggae (Ska, Rocksteady)
✩ [referring to tracks= A1, A2, A4, B1 and B2] The original charts for these arrangements were written by the late great Don Drummond. They were later retrieved from his belongings and completed by Tommy McCook. The arrangements are heard for the for the first time on this album.
Musicians
 | The Skatalites , 1964-1965 JM album by |
 | Lloyd Brevett b, 1931-2012 JM bass |
 | Lloyd Knibbs dr, 1931-2011 JM drums, composed by |
 | Jah Jerry Haynes g, 1921-2007 JM guitar, composed by |
 | Gladstone Anderson p, key, 1934-2015 JM keyboards |
 | Sydney Wolfe , percussion |
 | Tommy McCook ts, sax, 1927-1998 JM producer, saxophone, flute, composed by |
 | Dwight Pinkney g, *1945 JM rhythm guitar |
 | Lester Sterling as, sax, *1936 JM saxophone, composed by |
 | Roland Alphonso ts, sax, 1931-1998 JM saxophone, flute, composed by |
 | Calvin "Bubbles" Cameron tb, trombone |
 | Arnold Brackenridge tr, JM trumpet, flugelhorn |
 | Mickey Hanson tr, trumpet, flugelhorn |
Producers
| Steve Barrow liner notes |
| Geoffrey Chung mixed by, recorded by |
| Carl Bradshaw producer |
| Steven Stanley recorded by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | After The Rain | The Skatalites | Don Drummond, Jackie Mittoo, Jah Jerry Haynes, Johnny Moore, Lester Sterling, Lloyd Knibbs, Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook, Tony Brevett | 4:00 |
| 2 | Passing Through | The Skatalites | Don Drummond, Jackie Mittoo, Jah Jerry Haynes, Johnny Moore, Lester Sterling, Lloyd Knibbs, Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook, Tony Brevett | 4:50 |
| 3 | Reasoning | The Skatalites | Roland Alphonso | 5:04 |
| 4 | Jogging | The Skatalites | Tommy McCook | 5:17 |
| 5 | Meet To Come | The Skatalites | Don Drummond, Jackie Mittoo, Jah Jerry Haynes, Johnny Moore, Lester Sterling, Lloyd Knibbs, Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook, Tony Brevett | 7:08 |
| 6 | Pep-Hep Lift | The Skatalites | Don Drummond, Jackie Mittoo, Jah Jerry Haynes, Johnny Moore, Lester Sterling, Lloyd Knibbs, Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook, Tony Brevett | 3:26 |
| 7 | Eastern Rock | The Skatalites | Tommy McCook | 4:30 |
| 8 | Mission | The Skatalites | Lester Sterling | 4:44 |
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