Tommy McCook - West Of Parade (Instrumental)

Tommy McCook - West Of Parade - 1973

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, and backed many sessions for Bunny Lee and with The Revolutionaries at Channel One Studios in the 1970s
McCook was born in Havana, Cuba, and moved to Jamaica in 1933. He took up the tenor saxophone at the age of eleven, when he was a pupil at the famed Alpha School, and eventually joined Eric Deans Orchestra.
His first recording session was jazz album for Clement "Coxson" Dodd, which was titled "Jazz Jamaica". His first ska recording was an adaptation of Ernest Golds "Exodus", recorded in November 1963 with musicians who would soon make up the Skatalites.
During the 1960s and 1970s McCook recorded with the majority of prominent reggae artists of the era, working particularly with producer Bunny Lee and his house band, The Aggrovators, as well as being featured prominently in the recordings of Yabby You and the Prophets (most notably on version sides and extended disco mixes), all while still performing and recording with the variety of line ups under the Skatalites name.
Haven't uploaded many dub \ intrumental tunes here's a classic I love by the legendary Tommy McCook.

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[ocmar0415]

Absolutely fantastic !!!

Greetings from Belgium.

[007Thebwoy]

This Riddim Ah,Murder.;-D

[56postoffice]

Killa tune killa riddim killa horn section KillamanJaro Nuff respect for this upload!

[Somewitharoof]

Mr. McCook over Rupie Edwards' Give me love & affection...who plays this nice guitar? Earl Smith? There's a great version called Romp in the room...eternal ssssstuff....many thanks for 'ploading!

[desertni]

ovo je stvar..

[David0Death]

Buena vibra

[BRICK0071]

nuff respect to you Mr Stillablaze for uploading this tune i only knew how it went but not the name but after some research i found out it was Tommy Mccook. I remember there was a mix which rupie edwards came in with Give me love and affection.THANK YOU STILLABLAZE.

[TheFunkyKingston]

Roots Jazz?

[TOPCAT3443]

Blazing chalice.

[RootsDaughter41926]

Nobody does it like McCook....

Beautiful upload Blaze....