Gumbo!


Gumbo! is an album by saxophonists Pony Poindexter and Booker Ervin which was released on the Prestige label in 1963. The 1999 CD reissue added eight unreleased selections from earlier sessions, three led by Poindexter and five by Ervin.

Reception

Al Campbell of Allmusic stated: "Tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin joined alto and soprano saxophonist Pony Poindexter in 1963 on Gumbo, based around the sights and sounds of Poindexter's birthplace, the Crescent City. Poindexter penned the majority of these compositions, providing them with evocative titles of the city". Reviewing the CD reissue with bonus tracks for All About Jazz, Derek Taylor observed: "Though this disc does consist of a rather bizarre match of sessions the music is uniformly entertaining and should be investigated, particularly by listeners who harbor an appreciation for Ervin".

Track listing

All compositions by Pony Poindexter except where noted.
  1. "Front O' Town" - 5:08
  2. "Happy Strut" - 2:57
  3. "Creole Girl" - 4:07
  4. "4-11-44" - 2:59
  5. "Back O' Town" - 4:12
  6. "Muddy Dust" - 4:32
  7. "French Market" - 4:48
  8. "Gumbo Filet" - 3:19
  9. "Moody's Mood for Love" - 5:16 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "Blue and Sentimental" - 2:55 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "Wade in the Water" - 3:47 Bonus track on CD reissue
  12. "Absotively Posalutely" - 6:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
  13. "You Don't Know What Love Is" - 6:03 Bonus track on CD reissue
  14. "You Don't Know What Love Is" - 6:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
  15. "Autumn Leaves" - 4:19 Bonus track on CD reissue
  16. "Old Folks" - 8:21 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel