Discography

'Addis ababa'

Notes By Don Drummond & The Ska-talites Produced by Clement Dodd Coxsone label - 1964 FC 6158 Tommy McCook on saxophone 1st solo Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo Dennis Campbell on saxophone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

'Alive & well'

Notes By Don Drummond & The Ska-talites Produced by Vincent Chin Randy's label - 196x RRS 23(A2) Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown Arrangement of "Night train" by Jimmy Forrest

'Ally pon'

a.k.a. 'Allepon' or 'Alipang'

Notes By Don Drummond & The Ska-talites Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 1964 FDR 6416 Don Drummond on trombone 1st solo Roland Alphonso on saxophone 2nd solo Lloyd Knibb on drums Dennis Campbell on saxophone Jerry Haines on guitar other musicians unknown “That’s what our band want now. Man shoulda back up man ‘pon solo, not just sit there and watch. Don blow what he want them fe blow and then he solo while they back him.” - Lloyd Knibb Ally pon is the name of the obeah woman of Annie Palmer , who was the white witch of Rose Hall. Ally pon was 3 feet tall! - Lloyd Knibb

'Apanga'

Notes By Don Drummond & The Ska-talites Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 196x Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

'Away from it all'

Notes By Don Drummond & Randy's All-stars Produced by Vincent Chin Randy's label - 196x Don Drummond on trombone 1st solo Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

'Bellevue special'

version of 'No more'

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Deonaire Tewari's Caribou label - 196x CR24 Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

'Burning torch'

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 196x Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

'China town'

Notes By Don Drummond & The Ska-talites Produced by Justin Yap Top Deck label - 1964 JY 5 Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

'Close of play'

another take as 'Melancholy baby'

Notes By Don Drummond & His group Produced by Clement Dodd R&B label - 1963 EJ 19B Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo other musicians unknown Arrangement of "My melancholy baby" by Ernie Burnett

'Cool shade'

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Vincent Chin Randy's label - 196x Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

'Cool smoke'

Notes By Don Drummond & Baba Brooks band Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 1964 FDR 4017 Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo Oswald Brooks on trumpet Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

'Coolie boy'

Notes By Don Drummond & The studio one band Produced by Clement Dodd Muzik city label - 1964 FC 6421 Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo Tommy McCook saxophone 1st solo Dennis Campbell on saxophone Jerry Haines on guitar Lloyd Brevett on bass Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

'Confucius'

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Justin Yap Top Deck label - 1964 JY 13 Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

'Cuban blockade'

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd Rolando & Powie - 1964 Don Drummond on trombone 1st solo other musicians unknown

'Dandy Don D'

a.k.a. 'Machine shop'

Notes By Don Drummond & The Ska-talites Produced by Vincent Chin Randy's label - 1964 RRM 4 Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

'Dew drops'

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Doris Darlington Darling label - 1962 FC 2159 Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

'Dr. Decker'

Notes By Don Drummond & Baba Brooks Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 1964 FDR 6173 Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo Oswald Brooks on trumpet Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

'Don cosmic'

Notes By Don Drummond & The City Slickers Produced by Clement Dodd Sensational label - 1960 CD 002 Don Drummond on trombone Aubrey Adams or Herman Sang on piano Lloyd Mason on bass Carl McLeod on Drums other musicians unknown

'Don D special'

a.k.a. 'Don D serenade'

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd C&N label - 196x Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

'Dan the lion'

a.k.a. 'Don D lion'

Notes By Don Drummond & The Ska-talites Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 196x Don Drummond on trombone Johnny Moore on trumpet Dennis Campbell on saxophone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown “This is all Don and myself. Don loved buru style and did ask me to play it. Don listen to Cuban stations all the while and him take a little bit there, learn a little thing here and from that make tunes. - Lloyd Knibb

'Don's tune'

a.k.a. 'Collie bud'

Notes By Don Drummond & The Ska-talites Produced by Vincent Chin Randy's label - 196x Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

'Don't bury me'

'Down beat burial'

another take as 'Johnny Dark'

Notes By Don Drummond & The Ska-talites Produced by Vincent Chin Randy's label - 196x Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond with Prince Buster & The Ska Busters Produced by Prince Buster Wildbells label - 1964 FB 4035 Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown listen to the bass player in 'Johnny Dark'

'Dragon weapon'

'Eastern standard time'

'Far east'

a.k.a. 'Further east' or 'Trolley song'

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Leslie Kong Beverley's label - 1964 FLK 6464 Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond & band Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 1964 FDR 3031 Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown Sister Ignatius and Tommy McCook's favorite tune. “Don’s tune, he named it. Don and we were all living in the East.” - Lloyd Knibb

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Doris Darlington Darling label - 1963 FC 2169 Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown Inspired by Judy Garland's "Trolley song" by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane , from the movie Meet me in St.Louis (1944)

'Festival'

'Fidel'

a.k.a. 'Sebastion hop' or 'Elevator rock'

Notes By Don Drummond & His group Produced by Clement Dodd R&B label - 1964 EJ 1417B Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd C&N label - 1964 FC 4096 Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo Tommy McCook on saxophone 1st solo Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown Written by Drummond, titled by Dodd, (as were “about fifty percent”) after the Cuban revolutionary who captured the worlds attention.

a.k.a. 'Fidel Castro'

'Garden of love'

'Green island'

'Guns of navarone'

'Gypsy song'

version of 'Sound one'

Notes By Don Drummond & Reid's selected group Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 1964 FDR 4007 Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd Studio one label - 196x CS 1078-1 Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

Notes By Roland Alphonso & The Studio One band Produced by Clement Dodd Muzik city label - 1964 FC 6458 Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo Johnny Moore on trumpet 1st solo Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown Arrangement of "Guns of Navarone" by Dimitri Tiomkin , theme song from the movie "Guns of Navarone" (1961) It is said that this is Don Drummonds arrangement , maybe his last one. recorded late 1964. debuted live in 1965 , without him. The credit on the label could be due to circumstance. This track hit the UK charts in 1967 , in a version where Don Drummond was cut out.

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd Coxsone label - 19xx released in 2013 Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

'Heaven & earth'

'Jet stream'

'J.F.K. memories'

'Just cool'

a.k.a. 'Set back'

Notes By Don Drummond & Roland Alphonso Produced by Clement Dodd Coxsone label - 196x Don Drummond on trombone Roland Alphonso on saxophone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown “When Don solo like that it come like he wants to tear dung heaven & earth!” Not sure if Knibb said this after or during the playback of the recording but the power and the gravity generated by Drummond’s solo is something to behold.

Notes By Don Drummond & His Evergreens Produced by Clement Dodd All Stars label - 1963 FC 2370 Don Drummond on trombone Lester Sterling on saxophone Jerry Haines on guitar other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Duke Reid Dutchess label - 1964 FC 2370 Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd All Stars label - 19xx Don Drummond on trombone Carol McLaughlin on organ Roland Alphonso on saxophone other musicians unknown

'Last call'

2 takes of this

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd Studio one label - 196x CS 1206-1 another take released in 2013 Don Drummond on trombone 3rd solo Johnny Moore on trumpet 1st solo Roland Alphonso on saxophone 2nd solo Dennis Campbell on saxophone Lloyd Brevett on bass Lloyd Knibb on drums Jackie Mittoo on piano Jerry Haines on guitar

'Looking through the window'

'Love in the afternoon'

'Lucky seven'

'Man in the street'

'Marcus junior'

'Mesopotamia'

a.k.a. 'Stampede'

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd Coxsone label - 196x CS 1152-1 Don Drummond on trombone 1st solo Roland Alphonso on saxophone 2nd solo other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Justin Yap Top Deck label - 1964 JY 104B Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond & Tommy McCook band Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 196x FDR 6810 Don Drummond on trombone Tommy McCook on saxophone other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond & The Ska-talites Produced by Clement Dodd Studio one label - 1964 CSD 40 Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Justin Yap Top Deck label - 1964 JY 8 Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 196x Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown misspelled on this label UK version as Don Drummond & Drumbago

'Mr. & Mrs. T.V.'

'No more'

'Occupation'

'One beer,one scotch,one bourbon'

version of 'Bellevue special'

2 takes of this

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by unknown unknown label - 19xx Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Deonaire Tewari's Caribou label - 196x CR 23 Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Duke Reid Dutchess label - 1964 FDR 6561 Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo Roland Alphonso on saxophone 1st solo Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown Inspired by "Ring of fire" by Johnny Cash/June Carter

Notes By Don Drummond & The Ska-talites Produced by unknown unknown label - 196x released in 2014 Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown Arrangement of "One scotch, one bourbon, one beer" by Rudy Toombs

'Rain or shine'

3 takes of this

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd Muzic City label - 196x two takes released in 2013 Don Drummond on trombone 3rd solo Dennis Campbell on saxophone Roland Alphonso on saxophone 1st solo Johnny Moore on trumpet 2nd solo Jackie Mittoo on piano Lloyd Brevett on bass Lloyd Knibb on drums

'Reload'

'Rock a way'

'Roll on sweet don'

3 takes of this

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd All Stars label - 1961 CD 24 Don Drummond on trombone 1st solo Lennie Hibbert on xylophone 2nd solo other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd R&B label - 1963 EJ 23-B Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond & His group Produced by Clement Dodd Port-o-jam label - 1964 PJ 4008 Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo other musicians unknown

'Royal flush'

a.k.a. 'Feeling good'

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd Rolando & Powie label - 1963 Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

'Rock away'

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by unknown unknown label - 19xx Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

'Scandal'

'Schooling the duke'

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd Rolando & Powie label - 1963 FC 2263 Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo Roland Alphonso 1st solo Lester Sterling on saxophone Aston Henry on drums other musicians unknown “This is just blues. At some times Don come with 5 tunes, daily.” A movie was titled after this Drummond composition. - Lloyd Knibb

Notes By Don Drummond & His Greenlanders Produced by Doris Darlington Darling label - 1962 FC 2032 Don Drummond on trombone 3rd solo Johnny Moore on trumpet 2nd solo Roland Alphonso on saxophone 1st solo Robert Gaynair on saxophone Jerry Haines on guitar Jackie Mittoo on piano other musicians unknown

'Scrap iron'

'Silver dollar'

'Ska town'

another take as 'Walk the town'

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd Rolando & Powie label - 1963 ND 007 Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo Roland Alphonso 1st solo other musicians unknown

Notes By Tommy McCook & The Ska-talites Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 196x FDR 4018 Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo Roland Alphonso 1st solo Tommy McCook on saxophone Jerry Haines on guitar Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown Don Drummonds arrangement. Don’s solo sounds like the way Marguerita sings, yunno hear that? - Lloyd Knibb

Notes By Don Drummond & Prince Buster All Stars Produced by Prince Buster Voice of the people label - 196x FPB 7026 Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

'Smiling'

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Justin Yap Top Deck label - 1964 JY 4 Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

'Snow boy'

'Sound one'

version of 'Gypsy song'

Notes By Don Drummond & The Beverley's All Stars Produced by Leslie Kong Beverley's label - 1963 WI 113-B Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd Coxsone label - 19xx Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

'Spitfire'

'Street corner'

Notes By Don Drummond & The Beverley's All Stars Produced by Leslie Kong Beverley's label - 1963 Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond & The Ska-talites Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 1964 FDR 5004-2 Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

'Sudden attack'

'Surplus'

Notes By Don Drummond & The Ska-talites Produced by Prince Buster Wildbells label - 1964 FB 4058 Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd C&N label - 1964 FC 4095 Don Drummond on trombone Dennis Campbell on saxophone Lester Sterling on saxophone Roland Alphonso on saxophone Johnny Moore on trumpet Jackie Mittoo on piano Lloyd Brevett on bass Lloyd Knibb on drums

'The reburial'

'That man is back'

Notes By Don Drummond & The City Slickers Produced by Clement Dodd All Stars label - 1961 FC 112 Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

Notes By Don Drummond Produced by Justin Yap Top Deck label - 1964 JY 7 Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

'The rocket'

Notes By Don Drummond & His Greenlanders Produced by Clement Dodd Rolando & Powie label - 1963 FC 2271-1 Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo Rolando Alphonso on saxophone 1st solo other musicians unknown

'The shock'

Notes By Don Drummond & Orchestra Produced by Clement Dodd Rolando & Powie label - 1963 FC 2405 Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

'Treasure isle'

a.k.a. 'Thoroughfare'

Notes By Don Drummond with Baba Brooks band Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 1964 FDR 6470 Don Drummond on trombone Oswald Brooks on trumpet Arkland Parks or Aston Henry on drums other musicians unknown

'University goes ska'

another take as 'Stampede'

Notes By Don Drummond with Baba Brooks band Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 196x FDR 6772 Don Drummond on trombone Oswald Brooks on trumpet other musicians unknown

'Vat 7'

Notes By Don Drummond & The Beverley's All Stars Produced by Leslie Kong Beverley's label - 1964 WI B 1010 Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown