Tommy McCook, The Skatalites - The Best of Tommy McCook & The Skatalites (2015)

The instrumental riffs do have a certain sameness over a full-length disc, which makes some of the more unusual covers ("Exodus," a wacky "Goldfinger") and minor-key melodies ("Freedom Sounds," "Ska Ba") standouts. "Wheel and Turn" has an irresistibly smoky lilt, enhanced by strange, barely audible strains of what sounds like violin in the background. There are also a couple of atypical cuts showing that McCook's versatility covered more than ska; "Jazz Walking" has a jazz-soul arrangement with organ, and the seven-minute "The Answer" is pretty straight-ahead jazz.

Tracklist:
01. Tommy McCook & The Skatalities - Exodus (02:43)
02. Tommy McCook - Adam's Apple (02:26)
03. Tommy McCook - Ska Ba (02:57)
04. Tommy McCook - Freedom Sounds (03:51)
05. Tommy McCook & The Skatalites - Cow & Gate (02:51)
06. Tommy McCook - Don't Slam the Door (02:17)
07. Tommy McCook & Roland Alphonso - Trotting In (03:04)
08. Tommy McCook - Road Block (02:16)
09. Tommy McCook - Ska Legion (03:08)
10. Tommy McCook - Peanut Vendor (03:08)
11. Tommy McCook - Sauvitt (a/k/a Sauvito) (03:08)
12. Tommy McCook - Junior Jive (02:31)
13. Frank Anderson & Tommy McCook - Wheel and Turn (02:41)
14. Tommy McCook - The Answer (07:43)