Biography
The leader of the legendary Skatalites, tenor saxophonist Tommy McCook was among the most innovative and influential Jamaican musicians of his generation, a prime catalyst behind the evolution and international popularity of ska and reggae. Born in 1927, McCook learned to play sax while attending Kingston's Alpha Cottage School, an institution for wayward boys; upon leaving the school at the age of 14, he toured with the dance bands of Eric Dean...Read more