Rosko Gee[1] is a Jamaican bassist, who has played with the English band Traffic on their albums When the Eagle Flies (1974) and The Last Great Traffic Jam (2005); with Go featuring Stomu Yamashta, Steve Winwood, Michael Shrieve, Klaus Schulze and Al Di Meola; and with the German band Can, along with former Traffic percussionist Rebop Kwaku Baah, appearing on the albums Saw Delight, Out of Reach and Can. He toured with Can in 1977 and also provided vocals for some of the band's songs during this period.
In 1983, he recorded an album with Zahara, a group with several notable members including Rebop Kwaku Baah (percussion), Paul Delph (keyboards), Bryson Graham (drums).[2]
After recording with Traffic in 1974 he played in the Johnny Nash band, Sons of the Jungle.
He played bass in the house band of Harald Schmidt's various late night TV shows on German television from 1996 to 2014.[3]
His band Rosko Gee & The Hooded Ones released its first single in January 2015.[4]
References
- ^ Spelling variations include "Rosco" and "Roscoe"
- ^ "Zahara (3) - Flight Of The Spirit (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Rosko Gee". IMDb.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Rosko Gee & The Hooded Ones" (pdf) (in German). Perfect Zero Music. Retrieved 24 November 2017.