Tijuana Jazz
1965 studio album by Gary McFarland and Clark Terry
Tijuana Jazz | ||||
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Studio album by Gary McFarland and Clark Terry | ||||
Released | 1965 | |||
Recorded | December 3, 6 & 7, 1965 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Impulse! | |||
Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
Gary McFarland chronology | ||||
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Tijuana Jazz is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Gary McFarland and trumpeter Clark Terry featuring performances recorded in 1965 for the Impulse! label.[1] The album was also released in the UK on the HMV label as CLP3541.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating: "McFarland's arrangements are fine, but the solos are quite short, and the Mexican-flavored music is not particularly memorable. A blown opportunity".[2]
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Allmusic | [2] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Gary McFarland except as indicated
- "South of the Border" (Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr) - 2:06
- "Acapulco at Night" - 2:52
- "Fantastic, That's You" (George Cates, George Douglas) - 2:54
- "Limehouse Blues" (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) - 3:37
- "Tijuana" (Cates, Douglas) - 2:09
- "Marcheta" (Victor Schertzinger) - 2:55
- "Granny's Samba" - 3:30
- "Soul Bird (Tin Tin Deo)" (Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) - 4:01
- "Mexicali Rose" (Jack Tenney, Helen Stone) - 2:27
- "Ira Schwartz's Golden Dream" - 3:32
- "Mary Jane" - 3:05
- "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) - 2:06
- Recorded in New York City on December 3, 1965 (tracks 1, 2, 6 & 9), December 6, 1965 (tracks 4, 8, 11 & 12), and December 7, 1965 (tracks 3, 5, 7 & 10)
Personnel
- Gary McFarland – marimba, electric piano
- Joe Newman, Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
- Toots Thielemans - harmonica, guitar
- Barry Galbraith - guitar
- Bob Bushnell – electric bass
- Mel Lewis, Grady Tate – drums
References
- ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed March 28, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 28, 2011
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- The Blues Hot and Cold (1960)
- 7 x Wilder (1961)
- Trombone Jazz Samba (1962)
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- New Works Celebration (New Art Orchestra, 1997)
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and with Clark
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