Ska/Reggae Thursdays: Tommy McCook

Tommy McCook (3 March 1927 – 5 May 1998)

Cuban Born, Jamaican Saxophonist and Founding Member of The Skatalites, Tommy McCook, was integral in the Jamaican Jazz movement of the 1960's. He was also a much sort after session musician of Ska and Early Reggae Artists and recorded many influential pieces. He died in 1998; please take a listen here and Happy Ska/Reggae Thursday: Jamaica Bolero, Dynamite (Tommy McCook & The Supersonics), Last flight to Reggae City, The shadow of your smile, Green mango and Exodus

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_McCook

Background Information
Born	3 March 1927 Havana, Cuba
Origin	Jamaica
Died	5 May 1998 (aged 71)
Genres	Ska, rocksteady, reggae
Instruments	Saxophone
Associated acts	The Skatalites Tommy McCook and the Supersonics