The Skatalites

The Skatalites were formed in June of 1964 by Tommy McCook - saxophone, Don Drummond - trombone, Roland Alphonso - saxophone, Lester 'Ska' Sterling - saxophone, Johnny Moore - trumpet, Lloyd Knibb - drums, Lloyd Brevett - bass, Jerome 'Jah Jerry' Haines - guitar, Jackie Mittoo - piano. They were producer Coxson Dodd's studio band, but record also for other producers such as Duke Reid, Prince Buster, Justin Yap and Vincent Chin. In late 1965 the band fragmented into the Soul Brothers and the Supersonics.

• Adam And Eve, (with Laurel Aitken) 1963
• Addis Ababa
• African Freedom, 1994
• Alipang
• Alley Pang
• Away From It All, (with Don Drummond)
• Bad Minded Woman, (with Laurel Aitken) 1963, 1996
• Ball Of Fire, (with Roland Alphonso), 1965, 1997
• Beardman Ska, 1965
• Big Trombone, (with Lord Tanamo) 1983
• Black Joe
• Black Sunday, 1983
• Bridge View, 1983, 1996
• Burning Torch
• Burru Style, 1994
• Can't You See, (with Doreen Shaffer) 1996, 1997
• China Clipper
• Chinatown, 1964
• Christine Keeler, (with Roland Alphonso) 1965
• Cleopatra
• Collie Bud
• Come Down, (with Lord Tanamo) 1983, (with Laurel Aitken) 1996
• Confucious, 1983, 1996, 1997
• Dance The Ska, (with Delroy & Paulette)
• Destiny, (with The Wailers) 1964
• Devil Or Angel, (with Laurel Aitken) 1963
• Dick Tracy
• Don, The, 1993
• Don's Memorial
• Do You Remember, (with The Wailers) 1963
• Dr. Kildare
• Drums Of Fueman True
• Eastern Standard Time, 1964, 1983, 1996, 1997
• El Pussycat, 1983, 1996
• Everlasting Sound, 1994
• Exodus, 1963, 1983
• Fidel Castro, 1983
• Fire, (with Laurel Aitken) 1963
• Flowers For Albert, 1994
• Four Corners, 1983, 1996
• Freedom Sound, 1983, 1996, 1997
• Freedom Train, (with Laurel Aitken) 1963
• Ghost Town, (with Roland Alphonso) 1964
• Guns Of Navarone, 1964, 1983, 1994, 1996
• Hanging Tree
• Hello Mother
• Hog In a Cocoa, (with Stranger and Patsy)
• Hometown, (with Laurel Aitken) 1963
• Hot Cargo
• I Am Going Home, (with The Wailers) 1963
• I Love You, (with Laurel Aitken) 1996
• I Should Have Known Better
• In My Soul, (with Laurel Aitken) 1963
• Independent Anniversary Ska
• It's Too Late, (with Laurel Aitken) 1996
• James Bond Theme, 1997
• Killer Diller
• King Of Kings, (with Prince Buster) 1997
• King Solomon
• Latin Goes Ska, 1983, 1997
• Lee Harvey Oswald, 1983
• Life, (with Laurel Aitken) 1963
• Lion of Judah, (with Laurel Aitken) 1963
• Lucky Seven
• Magic Star, 1997
• Malcolm X
• Man In The Street, 1983, 1994
• Mary, (with Laurel Aitken) 1963
• Mood For Ska, (with Lord Tanamo) 1983, (with Laurel Aitken) 1996
• Naked City
• Nelson's Song, 1994
• Nimble Foot Ska
• Nimrod
• Occupation, 1997
• Old Fowl, (with Lord Tanamo) 1983
• Old Rocking Chair, (with Jackie Opel)
• One More River To Cross, (with Laurel Aitken) 1963
• Oriental Ska, 1993
• Peace Perfect Peace, (with Laurel Aitken) 1963
• Phoenix City, 1996
• Police Woman, 1993
• President Kennedy, 1964
• Remember Me Darling, (with Laurel Aitken & Sinthia Richards) 1963
• Renewal, 1994
• Ringo, 1997
• Ringo's Theme ?
• Ringo's Theme Ska ?
• Road Block, 1983
• Rock Fort Rock, 1997
• Rude Boy Dreams, (with Laurel Aitken) 1996
• Sailing Along
• Saint, The, (with Laurel Aitken) 1963
• Same Old Song, (with Laurel Aitken) 1996
• Scandal Ska
• Scrap Iron
• Shake A Lady, (with Roland Alphonso) 1965
• Simmer Down, (with The Wailers) 1963, 1996
• Ska Boss, 1983, 1993
• Ska In Vienna Woods
• Ska La Parisienne
• Ska Reggae Hi-Bop, 1994
• Ska Ska Ska, (with Prince Buster) 1994
• Ska Voovee, 1993
• Ska-Boo-Da-Ba
• Skafrica, 1993
• Skalifornia, 1993
• Skamaica, 1993
• Skandy (Colleen), 1993
• Skanhattan, 1993
• Skapan, 1993
• Skill And Craft, (with Owen & Leon Silvera)
• Smiling, (with Don Drummond) 1964
• Split Personality, (with Toots & The Maytals) 1994
• Spred Satin
• Stay Away, 1996
• Street Corner, (with Don Drummond)
• Strolling In
• Sugar Sugar, 1996
• Summertime, (with Laurel Aitken) 1996
• Sunshine, (with Laurel Aitken) 1963
• Super Charge
• Swing Easy, 1997
• Teach The Ska, (with Lord Brynner)
• Tear Up, 1983
• The Don, 1993
• The Saint, (with Laurel Aitken) 1963
• The Vow, (with Jackie Opel and Doreen Schaffer)
• Third Man Ska
• Timothy, (with Roland Alphonso)
• Tuff Talk, (with Roland Alphonso and Johnny Moore) 1965
• Turn The Light Down, 1996
• Two For One
• VC 10, (with Roland Alphonso) 1965
• Vow, The, (with Jackie Opel and Doreen Schaffer)
• Welcome Back Home, (with Doreen Schaffer and Lord Tanamo) 1983
• When First I Heard The Ska, (with Delroy & Paulette)
• Woman A Come, (with Marguerita)
• World's Fair, (with Stranger and Ken)
• You Are So Delightful
• You're Wondering Now, 1994
• Your Love, (with The Wailers)

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