Members of Skatalites, Slackers, NYSJE on new Mr. T-Bone record
Bucket recently announced that Megalith Records will release Mr. T-Bone's album Sees America. Mr. T-Bone is is Luigi Gaspari, the "italian equivalent to Rocksteady Freddie" according to the Toasters frontman. Vic Ruggiero of The Slackers produced the record, which features a huge ensemble cast of ska musicians from such bands as The Skatalites, The New York Ska Jazz Ensemble, The Slackers, The Rocksteady 7, Bluebeaters and Africa Unite. This should be out in March. Click below for lots of detail on the musicians involved.
This is the musicians list:
Mr.T-bone (NYSJE, Blue Beaters, Africa Unite - vocals, trombone, melodica harmonica)
Ferdinando "Bombodrummer" Masi (Casino Royale, Blue Beaters - drums)
Sheldon Gregg (NYSJE, RS7 - bass)
Peter Truffa (NYSJE - piano, organ & vocals)
Fabio Merigo (Reggae National Tickets - Guitar)
Larry Mc.Donald (Skatalites, RS7 - Percussion)
Vic Ruggiero (Slackers) Piano (2/14) organ (1/9) guitar (4) clavinet (4/6/14)
Alessandra Circelli (backing vocals)
Freddie Reiter (NYSJE) sax & flute (traks 1/4/6/10/11/13/14)
Freddie Hendrix (Village Vanguard Big Band) trumpet & flugehorns (traks1/4/6/10/11/13/14)
David Hillyard (Slackers & RS7) sax (tracks 1/2/3/9/12)
Rolf Langsjoen (Slackers & RS7) trumpet (tracks 1/2/3/5/9/12)
Bunna (Africa Unite) voice (track 11)
Marco Circelli sax (tracks 1/12)
Andy Stack (NYSJE) (guitar solo track 10)
Alessandro Soresina (Reggae National Tickets, Morgan Heritage) drums (tracks 7/8 )
Patrick Benifei (Casino Royale, Bluebeaters, RNT) piano,backing vocals & melodica (tracks 7/8 )
Paolo "de angelo" Parpaglione (Africa Unite, Bluebeaters) Sax & flute (7/8 )
Riki Jeeba (Reggae National Tickets) trumpet (7/8 )
Raimond Wrigth feturing (track 8 )
Produced by Vic Ruggiero, executive producer Mr.T-Bone, all songs written and arranged by Mr.T-Bone except track 1(C.Mingus) (9) Peter Truffa, recorded at the Coyote Studio Brooklyn (NY) by Vic Ruggiero and Mike Caiati, additional recording and mixed at Version City (New Brunswick NJ) by Vic Ruggiero & King Django, mastered at West West side Music (Tenafly NJ) by Alan Douches. Songs (7/ recorded at the "Conceepa Sound" Pontirolo Nuovo (BG) Italy by Fabio Merigo & Patrick Benifei