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Winston Wright was a Jamaican keyboardist. He was a member of Tommy McCook's Supersonics, and acknowledged as Jamaica's master of the Hammond.〔Lloyd Bradley -Bass culture: when reggae was king - 2000 Page 226 "Harry J, who was there at the beginning with the Beltones, stuck with it to build a sound around the keyboard skills of Winston Wright and Winston Blake (aka Blake Boy) for a string of bubbling instrumentals by Harry J All-Stars or the Jay Boys ..."〕 Winston was born in May Pen, Jamaica in 1944 and died in Kingston, Jamaica in 1993.〔(Black Echoes - Memoriam )〕 He attended Glenmuir High School where he learned the organ on an old Clavonette Organ. While he was in school, he played with a local group called the Mercury Band based at the Capri Theatre in May Pen, much to his father ire. Tommy McCook saw Winston play at this time and he was invited to join the Supersonics, Treasure Isle house band...and as they say, the rest is history. Wright produced a solo single: ''Top Secret'', with the B-side ''Crazy Rhythm'' in 1970.〔Black Music & Jazz Review 1980 - Volume 3 "Winston Wright was the Dynamites' organist, and he also features on recordings by the G.G. All Stars ("African Melody", "Ganga Plane", "Flight 404" and the Folks Bros-inspired "Man From Carolina" are all adequate examples), the Harry J. All ..."〕 ==Discography== With Herbie Mann *''Reggae'' (Atlantic, 1973) *''Surprises'' (Atlantic, 1973 ()) *''Reggae II'' (Atlantic, 1973 ()) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Winston Wright」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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