Person · Jamaican trombonist
Rico Rodriguez
Albums
34
Members
8
Active
1934–2015
Origin
Jamaica
Biography
Emmanuel "Rico" Rodriguez (17 October 1934 – 4 September 2015), also known as simply Rico, Reco or El Reco, was a Cuban-born Jamaican ska and reggae trombonist. Rodriguez was born in Havana, Cuba, and at an early age moved with his family to Jamaica. He grew up there in Kingston, and was taught to play the trombone by his slightly older schoolmate Don Drummond at the Alpha Boys School. In the 1950s, Rodriguez became a Rastafarian and was closely associated musically to the rasta drummer Count Ossie.
Discography
Luke Lane Shuffle / Little Honey
Rico's Farewell / I Like The Way You Walk
Tenderfoot Ska / Memories
Blow Your Horn
Reco In Reggae Land (Paying Tribute To Don Drummond)
The Bullet
Man From Wareika
Africa / Afro-Dub
Wareika Dub
Sea Cruise
That Man Is Forward
That Man Is Forward
Jama Rico
Jama Rico
Rising in the East
Rising In The East
Rico's Message
Roots to the Bone
Wonderful World
Blow Your Horn / Brixton Cat
That Man Is Forward / Jama Rico
Reggae Jazz Attack
Tribute to Don Drummond
Going West
Togetherness
Man From Wareika / Wareika Dub
Trombone Man (Anthology 1961-71)
Togetherness
Japan Tour 2007
Repatriation Remedy / Must Go Home Dub
Ska Wars / Take Five
Going West / Joe Lewis
Unreleased Early Recordings: Shuffle & Boogie 1960
Trombone Man (Anthology 1961-71)
Credits
Clash
Heart of the Congos
One World
Wareika Dub
Man From Wareika
Reggae Got Soul
Short Cut Draw Blood
Indestructible
35 Years From Alpha
Babylon Gone / First Gone
Bass Culture / LKJ In Dub
Belly Of The Beast
Broken Heart
Burning Black
Day One / Pound Horn
Deliverance (Mad Professor Dub Showcase)
Don't Stay Out Late: Greatest Hits
Finding The Keys · The Best Of Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
Fraction Of Jah Action
Full Up (Bunny 'Striker' Lee's Early Reggae Productions 1968-72)
Green Valley
Hop The Wag
I Am
I'm So Sorry / I'm Going Back
In Berlin
Independant Intavenshan (The Island Anthology)
Is There a Place in Your Heart for Me
I-Sus
I've Seen
Jack O The Green: Small World Big Band Friends 3
Jools & Ruby And The Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
Keeping Company
Knock Out Ska
Legalize Erdbeereis
Lift The Lid
Listen To The World
Live At Club Ska
Live At The Lyceum
Love And Life
Love Of The Common People
Marcus' Children
On Film
Original Club Ska
Papillon De Mer
Pave The Way
Pecker Power
Private Surfer
Rare And Unreleased
Rasta
Reco In Reggae Land (Paying Tribute To Don Drummond)
Red Cloud In Dub
Reggae Be-Bop
Reggae Hit Showcase
+++Related+++ A Dub Album
Remembering Count Ossie: A Rasta "Reggae" Legend
Res:Erected
Rico Special / A Little Mashin'
Rising In The East
Sea Cruise
Skalalitude