Album · 2007
Tracklist
A1 We Nah Sleep
A2 Contention
A3 Big Trombone
A4 Away From Home
B1 Idler's Rest
B2 Rolling Steady
B3 Devil's Triangle
B4 The Master's Call
B5 Absent Without Leave
Line-up/Musicians
Bass [Acoustic Bass, Uncredited] – Lloyd Brevett
Drums [Uncredited] – Lloyd Knibbs
Guitar [Uncredited] – Jah Jerry Haynes
Piano [Uncredited] – Jackie Mittoo
Saxophone [Uncredited] – Lester Sterling, Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook
Trombone [Uncredited] – Calvin "Bubbles" Cameron
Trumpet [Uncredited] – Johnny Moore
About this release
Motion Records – FASTLP 019 (UK)
In 1983 the original Skatalites (minus trombonist Don Drummond) re-formed to appear at Jamaica’s Sunsplash Festival. While preparing for the show, they recorded 11 tracks at the newly opened Music Mountain studio.
It's not entirely clear what happened at those sessions, but it seems that after 5 days of recording the band members fell out. By then 9 tracks had been more-or-less completed, and on the remaining 2 no horn parts were recorded.
This album contains the 9 completed tracks that are previously unreleased.
Thanks to snobb for the addition