Jackie Mittoo - Hang Em High

Jackie Mittoo was a Jamaican keyboardist, songwriter and musical director. He was a founding member of The Skatalites and was a mentor to many younger performers, primarily through his work as musical director for the Studio One record label. In the 1960s he was a member of The Skatalites, The Sheiks, The Soul Brothers, The Soul Vendors and Sound Dimension. Among Mittoo’s contributions in the mid to late 1960s were “Darker Shade of Black“ (the basis for Frankie Paul’s “Pass the Tu Sheng Peng“), Freddie McGr