Thoroughfare

Recorded in Jamaica in 1964 at Federal Recording Studio and issued from Treasure Isle; the session is credited to Don Drummond & The Skatalites, with Arthur "Duke" Reid producing. The original release features Drummond on trombone with the Treasure Isle studio band. It stood as one of the key instrumental sides from the Treasure Isle ska catalogue, circulating in the peak years of the Jamaican ska boom. The track is documented in later compilations and discographies as a Drummond/Skatalites showcase associated with Duke Reid’s production style. "Thoroughfare" has remained a staple of Don Drummond and Skatalites compilations, where it is often filed as "Thoroughfare (aka Treasure Isle)" and continues to be reissued for ska listeners. Its endurance comes from its place in the classic Treasure Isle canon and from Drummond’s continued standing as one of the defining composers and solo voices of early Jamaican music.