Jambo Caribe
Jambo Caribe is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1964 and released on the Limelight label.
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".Track listing
All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated- "Fiesta Mo-Jo" – 3:50
- "Barbados Carnival" – 2:55
- "Jambo" – 4:57
- "Trinidad, Hello" – 4:20
- "Poor Joe" – 2:38
- "And Then She Stopped" – 3:15
- "Don't Try to Keep up with the Joneses" – 2:36
- "Trinidad, Goodbye" – 8:26
- Recorded at Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois on November 4, November 5 and November 6, 1964
Personnel
- Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, vocals
- James Moody – tenor saxophone, flute
- Kenny Barron – piano
- Chris White – bass, vocals
- Rudy Collins – drums
- Kansas Fields – percussion