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Tommy McCook (03 Mar 1927 - 05 May 1998)

Male Person - Jamaica

Releases (11)

Official

Album

  1. Reggay At It's Best 1969
  2. The Authentic Ska Sound of Tommy McCook 1998 (as Tommy McCook and Friends)
  3. Tommy's Last Stand 2001
  4. Reggae In Jazz 22 Oct 2013

Album - Compilation

  1. Blazing Horns / Tenor in Roots 2003
  2. Real Cool: The Jamaican King of the Saxophone '66-'77 07 Feb 2005
  3. Dubbing With Horns 2011

Single

  1. Dream Boat / Tommy's Dream 1969

Relationships (12)

Supporting Artists

  1. Tommy McCook's Orchestra

Collaborator On

  1. The Specialists

Member Of

  1. The Skatalites (1964 - 1998) original
  2. Tommy McCook & His Band original, eponymous
  3. The Supersonics original
  4. Workshop Musicians saxophone
  5. The Aggrovators
  6. Ras Michael & The Sons of Negus
  7. Tommy McCook Quintet eponymous
  8. Tommy McCook Allstars eponymous
  9. The Duke Reid Group
  10. Tommy McCook & The Supersonics eponymous

Recordings by (268)

  1. Patricia ?:?? (1963)
  2. Cast Your Faith to the Wind ?:?? (1964)
  3. Soul Rock ?:?? (1967)
  4. Liquidator 2:40 (1969)
  5. Live Injection 2:30 (1969)
  6. Dr No Go 2:30 (1969)
  7. Tribute To Don 2:20 (1969)
  8. The Saint 3:05 (1969)
  9. Tonight 2:31 (1969)
  10. Bongo Niah 2:42 (1969)
  11. African Reggay 3:10 (1969)
  12. Joy Ride 2:55 (1969)
  13. Zylon 2:43 (1969)
  14. Progressive Reggay 2:55 (1969)
  15. Breaking Up 3:16 (1969)
  16. Dream Boat ?:?? (1969)
  17. Tommy's Dream ?:?? (1969)
  18. Reggae Meringue ?:?? (1970)
  19. The Champion Shuffle ?:?? (1977)
  20. Roots Man Shuffle ?:?? (1977)
  21. Herbs Man Rockers ?:?? (1977)
  22. The Agrovators Shuffle ?:?? (1977)
  23. Story Book Children Jumpers ?:?? (1977)
  24. Winter World Of Love Jumpers ?:?? (1977)
  25. You'll Never Find Rockers ?:?? (1977)
  26. Jumping With The Agrovators ?:?? (1977)
  27. African Liberation ?:?? (1977)
  28. Rockers Galore ?:?? (1977)
  29. Spring Time ?:?? (1977)
  30. Forgot To Say I Love You ?:?? (1977)
  31. Instrumental 4:11 (1979)
  32. Tunnel One 2:07 (1988)
  33. Magic 2:38 (1988)
  34. Twelve Minutes to Go 3:04 (1988)
  35. Strolling In 2:26 (1988)
  36. Yard Broom 3:14 (1988)
  37. Apanga 2:59 (1988)
  38. Rocket Ship 2:38 (1991)
  39. Out of Space 2:45 (1991)
  40. Hop, Skip and Rock 2:48 (1992)
  41. The World Needs Love 2:14 (1993)
  42. Black Coffee 2:38 (1993)
  43. Drive Her Home 1:52 (1993)
  44. Jah I 2:17 (1993)
  45. Heatwave 3:16 (1994)
  46. The Meducia 3:46 (1994)
  47. Depth Charge 2:36 (1994)
  48. Yellow Basket 3:15 (30 Jan 1996)
  49. Plague of Horn 3:23 (07 Nov 1997)
  50. Hornsman Chant 2:45 (07 Nov 1997)
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On Recordings (29)

Performer

  1. Apanga 2:58 The Skatalites (1997)
  2. Twelve Minutes to Go 3:05 The Skatalites (1997)
  3. Strolling In 2:27 The Skatalites (1997)
  4. Jaro 3:25 Impact All Stars feat. Tommy McCook (1998)
  5. Reincarnate 2:42 Tesfa McDonald (08 Jun 2004)

Instruments

  1. Simmer Down 2:50 The Wailers (1966) tenor saxophone
  2. Small Axe 3:56 Bob Marley & The Wailers (1970) tenor saxophone
  3. Lively Up Yourself 2:52 The Wailers (Jun 1973) tenor saxophone
  4. Ob-la-Di,Ob-La-da 7:44 Herbie Mann (1974) tenor saxophone
  5. Dreamland 2:45 Bob Marley & The Wailers (08 Sep 1976) saxophone
  6. Blackheart Man 6:19 Bunny Wailer (08 Sep 1976) horn, flute
  7. Reincarnated Souls 3:43 Bunny Wailer (08 Sep 1976) saxophone
  8. Amagideon (Armagedon) 6:47 Bunny Wailer (08 Sep 1976) flute
  9. Fig Tree 3:08 Bunny Wailer (08 Sep 1976) saxophone
  10. Fighting Against Conviction 5:12 Bunny Wailer (08 Sep 1976) saxophone
  11. Wings of a Dove 2:48 The Wailers (1976) tenor saxophone
  12. Bend Down Low 6:42 Herbie Mann (1981) horn
  13. Cleanliness Is Godliness ?:?? Sylford Walker (1988) flute, tenor saxophone
  14. Africa Homeland ?:?? Sylford Walker (1988) flute, tenor saxophone
  15. Lamb's Bread ?:?? Sylford Walker (1988) flute, tenor saxophone
  16. Eternal Days ?:?? Sylford Walker (1988) flute, tenor saxophone
  17. Prophecies Fulfilling ?:?? Sylford Walker (1988) flute, tenor saxophone
  18. Chant Down Babylon ?:?? Sylford Walker (1988) flute, tenor saxophone
  19. Give Thanks and Praise to Jah ?:?? Sylford Walker (1988) flute, tenor saxophone
  20. Babylonians ?:?? Sylford Walker (1988) flute, tenor saxophone

Produced

  1. Billy Joe (adapted) ?:?? Tommy McCook & The Specialists (1975)
  2. Billy Joe (version) ?:?? Tommy McCook & The Specialists (1975)

Arranged

  1. Simmer Down 2:50 The Wailers (1966) horn
  2. Woman a Come 3:10 The Skatalites feat. Margarita (1997) horn

Credited as (104)

  1. Tommy McCook
  2. Tommy McCook & Brentford All Stars
  3. Tommy McCook & The Upsetters
  4. Tommy McCook & Stranger Cole
  5. Tommy McCook & Rad Wilson
  6. Tommy McCook & Don D. Jr.
  7. Tommy McCook & Impact Allstars
  8. Hugh Roy & Tommy McCook
  9. Tommy McCook and The Observers
  10. Tommy McCook & The Observers
  11. Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators
  12. Tommy McCook and Don D. Jnr
  13. Tommy McCook and Don D. Jnr.
  14. Tommy McCook and Impact Allstars
  15. Tommy McCook & The Skatalites
  16. Don Drummond & Tommy McCook
  17. Tommy McCook & Lester Sterling
  18. Lester Sterling & Tommy McCook
  19. Baba Brooks & Tommy McCook
  20. Tommy McCook and Lynn Taitt
  21. Frank Anderson & Tommy McCook
  22. Roland Alphonso & Tommy McCook
  23. Tommy McCook & The Impact All Stars
  24. Winston Wright and Tommy McCook
  25. Winston Wright & Tommy McCook
  26. Tommy McCook & Generation Gap
  27. Lester Sterling, Johnnie Moore & Tommy McCook
  28. Stranger Cole & Tommy McCook
  29. Tommy McCook & Bobby Ellis
  30. King Tubby, Tommy McCook & Ron Wilson
  31. The Aggrovators feat. Bobby Ellis & Tommy McCook
  32. Lynn Taitt & Tommy McCook with The Supersonics
  33. Lynn Taitt with Tommy McCook
  34. Impact All Stars feat. Tommy McCook
  35. Alton Ellis / Tommy McCook
  36. King Khouchi with Tommy McCook & Bobby Ellis
  37. Tommy McCook & His Supersonics
  38. Tommy McCook / The Skatalites
  39. R.B.C. feat. Augustus Pablo & Tommy McCook
  40. Tommy McCook, King Tubby & The Aggrovators
  41. Lester Sterling feat. Johnny Moore & Tommy McCook
  42. Rico Rodriguez & Tommy McCook
  43. Cornell Campbell / Tommy McCook
  44. Alton Ellis / Lynn Taitt & Tommy McCook with The Supersonics
  45. Barry Biggs & Tommy McCook
  46. Bobby Ellis, Tommy McCook & Richard Hall
  47. Tommy McCook & The Supersonics
  48. Tommy & Bobby
  49. Honeyboy Martin & The Voices with Tommy McCook
  50. T. McCook
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Works (3)

Wrote

  1. Feeling Fine
  2. Yelling King Bravo
  3. Police Woman

Links (10)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/1020814438
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14005242d
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98022163
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no98022163

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_McCook

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/115863

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000519428

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2640446/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/32194939

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1075854