More ska from the 60's. This time it's the wonderful saxamaphone of Roland Al accompanied by the Soul Bros.
Wikipedia says -
Alphonso came to Jamaica at the age of two with his Jamaican mother, and started to learn saxophone at the Stony Hill Industrial School.[2]
"In 1948 he left school to join Eric Deans'
orchestra[3] and soon passed through other
bands in the
hotel circuit and first
recorded as a member of
Stanley Motta's group in 1952, going on to record frequently as a session musician. In 1956 he first recorded for
Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, although these early recordings were lost before they were mastered. In 1959 he joined the band of
Cluett Johnson named
Clue J & His Blues Blasters and backed many of Dodd's recording sessions in a typical Jamaican
R&B style. He also acted as arranger at many of Dodd's recording sessions. By 1960, he was recording for many other
producers such as
Duke Reid,
Lloyd "The Matador" Daley and King Edwards, as well as continuing to work for Dodd, contributing alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, and
flute to recordings. During this period he played in many different bands, such as The Alley Cats, The City Slickers, and
Aubrey Adams & The Dew Droppers. In 1963, after few months spent in
Nassau, Bahamas, he took part in the creation of The Studio One Orchestra, the first
session band at Dodd's newly-opened
recording studio. This band soon adopted the name of
The Skatalites.
When the Skatalites disbanded by August 1965, Alphonso formed the Soul Brothers (with
Johnny "Dizzy" Moore, and
Jackie Mittoo) to become The Soul Vendors in 1967. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Alphonso led the Ruinaires, the resident band at the
Ruins restaurant/nightclub, this coming to an end when he suffered a stroke at the age of 41. He recovered quickly from this setback, and relocated to the United States in late 1972, soon returning to performing and recording. He released the first
album under his name in 1973 on the
Studio One record label.
During the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, he kept on playing on numerous
records coming out from Jamaican studios, especially for
Bunny Lee, and he toured with many bands. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he played with the band Jah Malla, performing regularly on the live circuit around New York.