Blazing Horns is an instrumental reggae album featuring Jamaican musicians Tommy McCook and Bobby Ellis, recorded in the late 1970s. The set highlights the interplay between McCook’s tenor saxophone and Ellis’s trumpet over deep, roots-driven rhythms.
With its focus on melody and arrangement, the album reflects the mature sound of Jamaican instrumental reggae during that period, moving toward a heavier and more meditative style.
This 2024 reissue on Solid Roots brings back a sought-after instrumental release, well suited for collectors and sound system play.
Tommy McCook was a founding member of The Skatalites and a pivotal musical director for Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle, known for his sophisticated jazz-inflected saxophone style. Bobby Ellis was one of Jamaica’s leading trumpet players and a key arranger on many classic recordings at Studio One, celebrated for his precise and soulful phrasing.
