Studio One's Jackie Mittoo

"Jackie Mittoo was a Jamaican keyboardist, songwriter and musical director. He was a founding member of The Skatalites and was a mentor to many younger performers, primarily through his work as musical director for the Studio One record label. In the 1960s he was a member of The Skatalites, The Rivals, The Sheiks, The Soul Brothers and The Soul Vendors. Among Mittoo's contributions in the mid to late 1960s were "Darker Shade of Black" (the basis for Frankie Paul's "Pass the Tu Sheng Peng"), Freddie McGregor's "Bobby Babylon", Alton Ellis' "I'm Still in Love with You", The Cables' rocksteady anthem "Baby Why" and Marcia Griffiths' first hit, "Feel Like Jumping". He played for Lloyd "Matador" Daley in 1968 and 1969. Mittoo entered a hospital on 12 December 1990 and died of cancer on 16 December at the age of 42" - Wikipedia

music includes:

Jackie Mittoo - Hang Em High

(Keep On Dancing, 1969)

Jackie Mittoo & Ernest Ranglin - Jericho Skank

(Scorcher Instrumentals, 1971)

Jackie Mittoo - Groovy Spirit

(Wishbone, 2008)

Jackie Mittoo - El Bang Bang (1964)

(Studio One Ska, 2004)

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