Oswald 'Baba' Brooks was an exceptionally talented trumpeter who also acted as musical arranger for Arthur "Duke" Reid's recordings throughout the early sixties and was also frequently employed in both capacities by a number of other Kingston-based producers, most notably, Prince Buster, Richard Khouri, Justin Yap and both, Lynden and Sonia Pottinger. Many of the Skatalites' sides for Reid, were issued crediting The Baba Brooks Band.. ...show more

Oswald 'Baba' Brooks was an exceptionally talented trumpeter who also acted as musical arranger for Arthur "Duke" Reid's recordings throughout the early sixties and was also frequently employed in both capacities by a number of other Kingston-based producers, most notably, Prince Buster, Richard Khouri, Justin Yap and both, Lynden and Sonia Pottinger. Many of the Skatalites' sides for Reid, were issued crediting The Baba Brooks Band.. ...show less