Mumbles (album)


Mumbles is an album by trumpeter Clark Terry featuring tracks recorded in 1964 and originally released on the Mainstream label.

Reception

Allmusic's Ken Dryden awarded the album 2½ stars and states "Clark Terry launched his "Mumbles" routine with two numbers on a studio date for Verve led by Oscar Peterson; this Mainstream LP finds him expanding the concept to album length, with mixed success. Unfortunately, the effort becomes a little too commercial, not only de-emphasizing the jazz element to focus on the vocals, but adding lackluster songs". The retitled rerelease was awarded 4 stars by Richard S. Ginell who commented "As per the weird title, the music within this LP is among the happiest and most lighthearted of Clark Terry's long, happy career".

Track listing

  1. "The Mumbler Strikes Again" - 3:07
  2. "Big Spender" - 2:29
  3. "Rum and Mumbles" - 2:50
  4. "The Shadow of Your Smile" - 2:19
  5. "Mumbles" - 2:42
  6. "Grand Dad's Blues" - 3:52
  7. "The Cat from Cadiz" - 4:35
  8. "Never" - 3:37
  9. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" - 2:34
  10. "Night Song" - 2:40
  11. "El Blues Latino" - 3:07

Personnel