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The Best of Tommy McCook & The Skatalites | Tommy McCook

The Best of Tommy McCook & The Skatalites by Tommy McCook, released 30 October 2015 1. Exodus 2. Adam's Apple 3. Ska Ba 4. Freedom Sounds 5. Cow & Gate 6. Don't Slam the Door 7. Trotting In 8. Road Block 9. Ska Legion 10. Peanut Vendor 11. Sauvitt (aka Sauvito) 12. Junior Jive 13. Wheel and Turn 14. The Answer The instrumental riffs do have a certain sameness over a full-length disc, which makes some of the more unusual covers ("Exodus," a wacky "Goldfinger") and minor-key melodies ("Freedom Sounds," "Ska Ba") standouts. "Wheel and Turn" has an irresistibly smoky lilt, enhanced by strange, barely audible strains of what sounds like violin in the background. There are also a couple of atypical cuts showing that McCook's versatility covered more than ska; "Jazz Walking" has a jazz-soul arrangement with organ, and the seven-minute "The Answer" is pretty straight-ahead jazz.