Jambo Caribe Explained

Jambo Caribe is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1964 and released on the Limelight label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review states "The populist Dizzy Gillespie gets full rein in this lively, happy collection of tunes exploring rhythms and idioms from the Caribbean. Gillespie is in an ebullient mood, even offering some sly lead calypso vocals on three numbers".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated

1. "Fiesta Mo-Jo" – 3:50
2. "Barbados Carnival" (Chris White) – 2:55
3. "Jambo" – 4:57
4. "Trinidad, Hello" (Kenny Barron) – 4:20
5. "Poor Joe" (Joe Willoughby) – 2:38
6. "And Then She Stopped" – 3:15
7. "Don't Try to Keep up with the Joneses" (Willoughby) – 2:36
8. "Trinidad, Goodbye" (Barron) – 8:26

• Recorded at Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois on November 4 (tracks 2 & 6), November 5 (tracks 3–5) and November 6 (tracks 1, 7 & 8), 1964

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, vocals
• James Moody – tenor saxophone, flute
• Kenny Barron – piano
• Chris White – bass, vocals
• Rudy Collins – drums
• Kansas Fields – percussion

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/dizzy-gillespie/catalog/#limelight-lm-82007 Dizzy Gillespie discography
2. Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed April 3, 2012