Jambo Caribe

Jambo Caribe
Studio album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1964
Recorded	November 4, 5 & 6, 1964 Universal Studios, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:57
Label	Limelight LS 86007
Producer	Hal Mooney
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
The Cool World (1964) Jambo Caribe (1964) Gil Fuller & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie (1965)

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]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

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

References

1. Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 3, 2012
2. Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed April 3, 2012
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 84. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 554. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.