An ode to Lloyd of the Skatalites.

Just bouncing along... reading about London's Olympic victory.
Listening to the Skatalites on the iPod.
Actually, the ageless ska tune I am listening to right now is "One More Time," credited to long-serving bass player Lloyd Brevett.
The Skatalites have rightly claimed their fame as Jamaica's greatest instrumentalists and backing band, and much of the credit surely belongs to Brevett.
His bass playing and Lloyd Knibbs' drumming propelled the ageless, bouncy tunes of the Skatalites. Saxophonists Tommy McCook and Roland Alphonso took center stage, along with the troubled but brilliant trombone genius Don Drummond. Fair enough.
But the unmistakable sound of the Skatalites really belongs to Brevett. The horns ride the rhythm -- the rhythm provided by Brevett.
No one ever really credits the bass players, though. That's why, as I read about all of the glad-handing and back-slapping in Trafalgar Square, I spare a thought for Lloyd.
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