cool...we used to have a flute as well, ha! now replaced with a trumpet, also great, but not as special, right...

Jerry Dammers

Attractors live at RITS 1 31 14 Green Mango

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

"Mr.T-Bone Sings The Beatles"
Released in Japan by Ska In The World December 2011.


A hard day's night

This little number was given to me as backing tracks by Jerry and I was asked to write something to go on top, so I did. This was done while The Special AKA was in its formative stages. To the best of my recollection personnel included Jerry on piano, Brad Bradbury on bass and John Shipley on guitar. It was a lot of fun to do, I can tell you. Jerry was a good pal of my pal Johnny Jostins and we were all either living in or from the Coventry scene, so everybody knew everybody, there was a lot of music around and it was a great time to be there. I was very lucky to get plopped in the middle of so many talented and really nice people. 

The Hit List (collaboration with Jerry Dammers)

Instrumental Song discarded from "Wandering Souls" album.

Soloist:

Eduard Fernàndez - Piano
David Carrasco - Tenor sax
Javier García - Guitar

Music written by: Javier García


The Oldians - Serenade in D minor

Vocal Song discarded from "Wandering Souls" album.

Vocals:
Leire Etxarri

Soloist:
Ricard Vinyets - Tenor sax
Javier García - Guitar

Music written by: Javier García

The Oldians - Before Sunset

Mr.T-Bone meets Jesse Wagner of the Aggrolites to share the love for Louis Prima in jamaican boogie style!

Recorded by Mauro Tavella at APM studios, Saluzzo (CN), Italy
Mixed and mastered by: Brian Dixon @ The Volcano Lounge, Los Angeles

Mr.T-Bone & The Young Lions feat Jesse Wagner (Aggrolites) - Angelina

fallow english version below.
Italiano:
Mr.T-Bone è ormai considerato un protagonista della scena ska e reggae internazionale contemporanea. Attivo dai primi anni Novanta, ha pubblicato sette dischi solisti in tutto il mondo ed è costantemente in tour tra USA, Canada, Europa e Giappone. 
Sono moltissimi i festival di cui è stato ospite, tra cui, per citare alcuni:
- Montreal Ska Festival (Montreal, QB)
- Rototom Reggae Festival (Osoppo I, 
- Benicassin Spain), 
- Three Floors Of Ska (NYC, USA), 
- Slack Fest (NYC and Boston, USA), 
- Riot Fest (Chicago, USA), 
- Chiemsee Reggae Festival (Chiemsee, Germany), 
- Lowland Paradise Festival (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 
- Eurosonic (Groningen, Netherlands), 
- Tokyo Ska Jamboree (Tokyo, Japan), 
- Ska Town Festival (Madrid, Spain) 
- Erromo Festival (Bilbao, Spain), 
- Dance Ska La Festival (Rennes, France), 
- Dour Festival (Brussels, Belgium) 
- Mighty Sound (Prague, Czech Republic)
- Roots Dance La Valeè (Tolouse, France)

Mr.T-Bone ha anche collaborato in Italia con artisti come Vinicio Capossela, Luciana Littizzetto, Malika Ayane, The Bluebeaters, Africa Unite, Casino Royale e con artisti internazionali del calibro di Derrick Morgan, Willie Williams, Mikey Dread, New York ska Jazz Ensemble, David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7, Victor Rice, The Slackers, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Caroloregians, Dr.Ring Ding.

Gli Young Lions sono la sua band dal 2006 e da allora hanno macinato migliaia di chilometri insieme e registrato due dischi. HEROES, pubblicato nel 2008, ha ottenuto un grande successo ed ha vinto il premio come miglior disco dell'anno in Canada; il secondo e ultimo NOTHING TO LOSE è stato pubblicato negli Stati Uniti il 7 Ottobre 2011 dall'etichetta di Chicago Jump Up Records e presto arriverà anche in Italia.
Il tour del nuovo disco è partito l'8 di Ottobre 2011 dagli USA, passando per il Canada, e continuerà fino ad Aprile 2012 toccando Italia, Spagna, Francia, Belgio, Olanda, Danimarca, Irlanda, UK, Germania, Austria, Svizzera, Slovenja, Repubblica Ceca, Slovakia, Serbia, Bulgaria e Macedonia. 

A Gennaio 2012 uscirà per l'etichetta giapponese Ska in the world un sette pollici e il primo The Best Of Mr.T-Bone, che comprenderà sedici brani scelti tra i suoi lavori solisti, pertanto si preannuncia per l'estate 2012 un tour tra Giapponese, Singapore e Malesia.


Mr.T-Bone & The Young Lions sono:
Gigi De Gaspari aka Mr.T-Bone - Voce e Trombone
Marco "Benz" Gentile - Chitarra e cori
Andrea Ferraro - Organo e cori
Marco "Pakko" Catania - Basso
Enrico Battaglino - Batteria


English version:
Gigi De Gaspari, a.k.a. Mr. T-Bone, is trombone player and singer with a very long musical career. Beginning in the late 1980's in Italy he established himself as a top trombone player in the international Ska and Reggae scene. His style and musicianship led to  performances and tours throughout Europe, USA, and Japan playing with such artists as Derrick Morgan, Willie Williams, Mikey Dread, New York Ska Jazz Ensemble, David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7, Victor Rice, The Slackers, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, The Toasters, The Trojans, The Caroloregians, Dr. Ring Ding, Eastern Standard Time, Casino Royale, The Bluebeaters, Africa Unite, and many, many others.

Mr. T-Bone is currently a proud member of the Rocksteady Seven a Ska & Reggae combo led by The Slackers' sax player, David Hillyard. Mr. T-Bone has toured both the United States and Europe performing in the Rocksteady Seven. 

As band leader Mr. T-Bone has released six albums That's It (2002), Mr. T-Bone Sees America (2004), Strictly Live (2007), Heroes (2008), I Do Dub (2010), and Mr. T-Bone & Friends  Instrumental Session Vol.1 (2010).  All of his albums have been released and are distributed in the USA, Canada, Europe, and Japan.

He also works as a composer, with several Italian film soundtracks to his credit as well as commercial music for TV advertisements broadcast in Italy, USA, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

In 2006 Mr. T-Bone founded his own band named Mr. T-Bone & the Young Lions. With this group he released one album (Heroes) and toured all over Europe. He has also performed at the largest festivals in the Reggae and Ska music scene such as Rototom Reggae Festival (Italy and Spain), Three Floors Of Ska (NYC, USA), Slack Fest (NYC and Boston, USA), Riot Fest (Chicago, USA), Chiemsee Reggae Festival (Chiemsee, Germany), Lowland Paradise Festival (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Eurosonic (Groningen, Netherlands), Tokyo Ska Jamboree (Tokyo, Japan), Ska Town Festival (Madrid, Spain) Erromo Festival (Bilbao, Spain), Dance Ska La Festival (Rennes, France), Dour Festival (Brussels, Belgium), and Mighty Sound (Prague, Czech Republic)...just to name a few. 
 
In October 2010 Mr. T-Bone released his first instrumental album entitled Mr. T-Bone & Friends  Instrumental Session Vol. 1 on Chicago's Jump Up Records. The recording featured many great artists Mr. T-Bone specially invited to record with him, such as David Hillyard (The Slackers), Kincaid Smith (Hepcat), Larry McDonald (The Rocksteady 7), Roger Rivas (The Aggrolites), Tommy Tornado (Rude Rich and the High Notes), King Django, and many others. The release of the album was celebrated in Europe in the Spring of 2011 with a tour where Mr. T-Bone was backed in different areas of the continent by the most important bands of the European Ska scene, The High Notes, The Caroloregians, The Upsttemians, and The Gramophone Allstars.

Mr. T-Bone is set to release a new vocal album with the Young Lions this October, which will be released by Chicago's finest label, Jump Up Records and distributed in Europe by the German label Grover Records. The release will be followed by a long tour of the USA, Canada, and Europe beginning in early October. Mr. T-Bone will be backed during the North American portion of the tour by Washington DC's greatest Ska-Jazz band, Eastern Standard Time. The tour will head west from Washington DC through the Midwest,  and then north into Canada, culminating in a performance at the renowned Montreal Ska Festival. The North American leg of the tour will end in New York City, but Mr. T-Bone will  fly back to Italy to join his band, The Young Lions, to embark on a six month tour of Europe, traveling to Italy, Spain, Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, and the Balkans.

Find out more and keep up with Mr. T-Bone through his website, www.mrtbone.com
 

"For you to know that the music helps carry on / Like you say a new day will bring us tomorrow..."  Shing02 and Nujabes Luv(sic).
“The possible has been tried and failed. Now it's time to try the impossible.” 
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