“Without the killer grooves and syncopated horn blasts of the always-wonderful Skatalites,
life on this planet would be a far duller thing.”  — Fred Shuster, L.A. DAILY NEWS

The new album, "On The Right Track" was Recorded and mixed at Studios 301 in Byron Bay, Australia

Track Listing The Band


1 New York Minute

2 Outback Ska

3 Shock Trail

4 Right Track

5 Doreen Special

6 Divine Conception

7 Bye Bye

8 Little Irene

9 June Rose

10 One Armed Bandit

11 Marguerita’s Lament

12 Uluru Rock

13 Outback Dub

 

Lloyd Knibb- Drums

Lester ‘Ska’ Sterling- Alto Sax

Doreen Shaffer- Vocals

Karl ‘Cannonball’ Bryan- Tenor Sax

Devon James- Guitar

Val Douglas- Bass

Ken Stewart- Keyboards

Kevin Batchelor- Trumpet

Vin ‘Don Drummond Jr’ Gordon- Trombone

Plus...

Cedric Brooks- Tenor Sax on 7 and ‘Ska Sax’ on 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11

A. Metsch (Natty Frenchie)- Guitar on 7

Devon James- Bass on 9, 11 and 12

 

We would like to dedicate this album to all of our musical friends and family who have contributed so much to Jamaican music and have passed on to another venue.

In loving memory of:
Laurel Aitken, Roland Alphonso, Theophilus Beckford, Dennis Brown, Tony DeCosta, Desmond Dekker, Don Drummond, Clement Dodd, Phyllis Dillon, Clancy Eccles, Winston Grennan, Melanie Hibbert, Joseph Hill, Justin Hinds, Sister Ignatius, Cluett Johnson, Cecil Lloyd, Bob Marley, Jackie Mittoo, Tommy McCook, Jackie Opel, Count Ossie, Arthur ‘Duke’ Reid, Jack Ruby, Garnett Silk, Horace Swaby, Peter Tosh, Delroy Wilson, and
Winston Wright.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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