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The Skatalites, Ball of Fire
Audio CD
Disk ID: 1796986
Disk length: 1h 4m 35s (10 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 1997
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. James Bond theme | 7:00 |
| 2. Latin goes ska | 4:43 |
| 3. Confucius | 5:59 |
| 4. Occupation | 6:02 |
| 5. Rock fort rock | 7:01 |
| 6. Eastern standard time | 5:41 |
| 7. Ball of fire | 6:52 |
| 8. Swing easy | 6:24 |
| 9. Ringo | 6:19 |
| 10. Freedom sound | 8:26 |
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Review
The Skatalites' return to a major label was long overdue. For a band whose original incarnation had only lasted 14 months in the '60s, their influence had been tremendous. Resurrected in 1983, they were definitely jazzers with a ska beat these days. Ball of Fire was made up of old Skatalites material, all reinterpeted by a band that included four founder members, and it taught a lesson in sophistication and swing to all aspiring ska instrumentalists. Everything had a groove; the solos were fluent and never self-indulgent. In other words, it was everything they ever aspired to be, and glorious fun, too. Chris Nickson
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Tracks: 10, Disk length: 1h 4m 35s
Tracks: 10, Disk length: 1h 4m 44s (+0m 9s)
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