Lynn Taitt & The Jets “Rock Steady. A greatest hits package by one of the originators of Ska and the Rock Steady sound from Jamaica in the mid-sixties. This is a 1970 compilation on Merritone.

Napoleon Solo/Solomon/To Sir With Love/Winey Winey/Why Did You Leave/Soul Shot/Pressure And Slide/Just Like A River/Last Waltz/Long Story/Julie/Talking Love/Unity/Theme From Romeo And Juliet/Nice Time/Only A Smile/Rock Steady/Move Up/I Don’t Want To See You Cry/Old Beirut/Mother/Young Gal/Puppet On A String

“Deep within the bubbling Jamaican cauldron of ska, mento, and soul, Nearlin ‘Lynn’ Taitt called for the rhythm drop that sparked rocksteady and made the subsequent emergence of reggae inevitable. A Trinidad-born guitarist who relocated to Jamaica in 1962, Taitt became a workhorse session player, arranger and composer in the 1960s. As a longtime Skatalites member, he backed everyone from Toots & The Maytals to the Wailers to Desmond Dekker, as well as the countless other artists who came to Kingston to make records; by 1968, his involvement spanned some 1,500 recordings. Today, Taitt lives in Canada and continues to make a living as a music maker.” – Lynn Taitt: Rocksteady a new documentary

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