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Bobby Ellis

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Bobby Ellis (1932-2016) was a Jamaican trumpet and flugelhorn player, trained at Alpha Boys School, renowned for his horn arrangements and session work across ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub. He recorded extensively at Studio One and played alongside fellow Alpharians in Lynn Taitt's Jets and other leading horn sections.

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Era: Ska and independence-era culture →
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Sources: Bobby Ellis Alpha Boys School Radio and Jazzapedia.

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Bobby Ellis & The Crystalites - Step Softly

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Story · Well supportedFrom Alpha horns to the studio session

A reform school on South Camp Road quietly supplied the horn section for most of reggae's biggest records.