Discography

'Addis ababa'

Don Drummond & The Ska-talites Produced by Clement Dodd Coxsone label - 1964 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'

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

2 takes of this

'Ally pon'

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

Don Drummond & The Ska-talites Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 1964 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'

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'

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'

Don Drummond Produced by Deonaire Tewari Caribou label - 196x Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

version of 'No more'

'Burning torch'

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

'China town'

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

'Close of play'

another take as 'Melancholy baby'

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

'Cool shade'

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'

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

'Coolie boy'

Don Drummond & The Studio One Band Produced by Clement Dodd Muzik city label - 1964 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'

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

'Cuban blockade'

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

'Dandy Don D'

a.k.a. 'Machine shop'

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

'Dew drops'

Don Drummond Produced by Doris Darlington Darling label - 1962 Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

'Dr. Decker'

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

'Don cosmic'

Don Drummond & The City Slickers Produced by Clement Dodd Sensational label - 1960 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'

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

'Dan the lion'

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

a.k.a. 'Don D lion'

'Don's tune'

a.k.a. 'Collie bud'

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'

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

'Down beat burial'

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

another take as 'Johnny Dark'

'Dragon weapon'

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

'Eastern standard time'

Don Drummond & Band Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 1964 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

'Far east'

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

Don Drummond Produced by Doris Darlington Darling label - 1963 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'

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

Don Drummond & His Group Produced by Clement Dodd R&B label - 1964 Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

'Fidel'

Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd C&N label - 1964 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'

Don Drummond & Reid's Selected Group Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 1964 Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown Don Drummonds arrangement.

'Green island'

Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd Studio one label - 19xx Don Drummond on trombone other musicians unknown

'Guns of navarone'

Roland Alphonso & The Studio One Orchestra Produced by Clement Dodd Muzik city label - 1964 Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo Johnny Moore on trumpet 1st solo Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown Don Drummonds arrangement , and maybe his last recording. recorded late 1964, debuted in 1965, without him. Label says The Studio One Orchestra, this is The Ska-talites This track hit the UK charts in 1967 , in a cutted version. Arrangement of "Guns of Navarone" by Dimitri Tiomkin , theme song from the movie "Guns of Navarone" (1961)

'Gypsy song'

version of 'Sound one'

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

'Heaven & earth'

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.

'Jet stream'

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

'J.F.K. memories'

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

'Just cool'

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

a.k.a. 'Set back'

'Last call'

Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd Studio one label - 196x 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

2 takes of this

'Looking through the window'

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

'Love in the afternoon'

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

'Lucky seven'

Don Drummond & Tommy McCook Band Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 196x Don Drummond on trombone Tommy McCook on saxophone other musicians unknown

'Man in the street'

Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd Studio one label - 1964 Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

'Marcus junior'

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

'Mesopotamia'

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

a.k.a. 'Stampede'

'Mr. & Mrs. T.V.'

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

'No more'

version of 'Bellevue special'

Don Drummond Produced by Deonaire Tewari Caribou label - 196x Don Drummond on trombone Lloyd Knibb on drums other musicians unknown

'Occupation'

Don Drummond Produced by Duke Reid Dutchess label - 1964 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

'One beer,one scotch,one bourbon'

2 takes of this

Don Drummond & The Ska-talites Produced by unknown unknown label - 196x two takes 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'

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

3 takes of this

'Reload'

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

'Rock a way'

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

'Rock away'

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

'Roll on sweet Don'

Don Drummond & His Group Produced by Clement Dodd Port-o-jam label - 1964 Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo other musicians unknown

3 takes of this

'Royal flush'

a.k.a. 'Feeling good'

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

'Scandal'

Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd Rolando & Powie label - 1963 Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo Roland Alphonso on saxophone 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

'Schooling the duke'

Don Drummond & His Greenlanders Produced by Doris Darlington Darling label - 1962 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'

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

'Silver dollar'

Tommy McCook & The Ska-talites Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 196x Don Drummond on trombone 2nd solo Roland Alphonso on saxophone 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

'Ska town'

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

another take as 'Walk the town'

'Smiling'

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

'Snow boy'

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

'Sound one'

version of 'Gypsy song'

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

'Spitfire'

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

'Street corner'

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

'Sudden attack'

'Surplus'

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

Don Drummond Produced by Clement Dodd C&N label - 1964 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'

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

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

'The rocket'

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

'The shock'

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

'Treasure isle'

Don Drummond & Baba Brooks Band Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 1964 Don Drummond on trombone Oswald Brooks on trumpet Arkland Parks or Aston Henry on drums other musicians unknown

a.k.a. 'Thoroughfare'

'University goes ska'

Don Drummond & Baba Brooks Band Produced by Duke Reid Treasure isle label - 196x Don Drummond on trombone Oswald Brooks on trumpet other musicians unknown

another take as 'Stampede'

'Vat 7'

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