Something Special: Ska Hot Shots

by Roland Alphonso

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1.	Four Corners 02:41	buy track
2.	Full Up 04:19	buy track
3.	Dr. Ring Ding 03:05	buy track
4.	Jack Ruby 02:41	buy track
5.	El Pussy Cat Ska 03:16	buy track
6.	Federal Special 02:43	buy track
7.	Do It Good 03:18	buy track
8.	Jah Shakey 02:05	buy track
9.	Pepe To 02:57	buy track
10.	You Trouble Me 03:06	buy track
11.	Rollie Pollie 02:17	buy track
12.	Proof Rum 03:25	buy track
13.	James Bond 02:59	buy track
14.	Provocation 02:19	buy track
15.	Grand National 03:00	buy track
16.	Hully Gully Rock 02:52	buy track
17.	Something Special 03:27	buy track
18.	Roland Special 03:22	buy track
19.	Groovy Sax 03:14	buy track
20.	Marie Elena 03:49	buy track

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Alphonso plays imaginative, jazzy sax throughout, and unlike many of the ska brassmen, was not prone to a wobbly or out-of-tune squeak. Among the dozens of other musicians heard on this collection are numerous major ska-reggae figures: Tommy McCook, Rico Rodriquez, Ernest Ranglin, Rita Marley, Clement Dodd, Jackie Mittoo, and even Lee Perry. T

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released October 30, 2015

2000, 2000 Jamaica Recording & Publishing Studio Ltd. t/a Studio One

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Roland Alphonso Jamaica

Saxophonist Roland Alphonso was one of the major figures of early ska and reggae on several fronts: his recordings as a soloist and bandleader, his work as a member of the Skatalites, his prolific log of session appearances on 1960s Jamaican recordings, and his role as arranger for Studio One. He adapted to the emerging Jamaican popular music so well that he became one of its defining innovators. ... more