かのマーチン・デニーと並びエキゾチック音楽を代表する作曲家のレス・バクスターによる、"アフリカン・ジャズ"（58年）＆"ジャングル・ジャズ"（59年）の2 IN 1CD、24BITデジタルリマスター2015年再発。かつてはモンドなんて言われ、原理主義者には怒られそうなタイトルですが今聴くと50年代の古き良きアメリカの優雅な夢という感じの精妙なアレンジ。再発見あります。
曲目表：
01. Congo Train 2:40 02. Elephant Trail 3:09 03. Banana Boy 2:30 04. Safari 2:34 05. Mombasa After Midnight 2:08 06. Rain 2:37 07. Lost City 3:02 08. Walkin’ Watusi 2:15 09. Ostritch Hunt 1:50 10. Cairo Bazaar 3:23 11. Jungalero 1:20 12. Balinese Bongos 2:45 13. Brazilia 2:04 14. Rain Forest 2:25 15. Papagayo 2:55 16. Amazon Falls 2:50 17. Coco 3:22 18. Carnival Merengue 2:52 19. Isle of Cuba 3:17 20. Blue Jungle 3:13 21. Voodoo Dreams 2:57 22. One Thousand Cockatoos 2:29 23. Go Chango 3:14 24. Jungla Brava 2:32 25. I Dig 3:14 * 26. Boomada 2:11 * 27. Take One 3:18 * 28. Ting Ting Ting 2:59 * 29. Bom Bom 3:15 *
Tracks #1-12, from the 12" album "African Jazz" (Capitol ST 1117)
Tracks #13-24, from the 12" album "Jungle Jazz" (Capitol ST 1184)
Bonus tracks #25-19, taken from the 1960 LP "Lex Baxter's Teen Drums" (Capitol ST 1355)
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Personnel on #2,7 & 8:
Manny Klein, Ray Linn, trumpets; Milt Bernhart, trombone; Plas Johnson, tenor sax; Arnold Ross, piano; Tony Reyes, bass; Larry Bunker, vibes & percussion; Tom Romersa, drums; Chico Guerrero, timbales; Tito Rivera, bongos & conga; Milt Holland, conga. Les Baxter and Willard Jones, arrangements.
Recorded at Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, August 19, 1958
Personnel on #3,4,5 & 12:
Manny Klein, trumpet; Milt Bernhart, trombone; Harry Klee, Jules Kinsler, flute, clarinet & alto sax; Plas Johnson, tenor sax & flute; Champ Webb, tenor sax & oboe; Johnny Williams, piano; José Gamboa, guitar; Ann Mason, harp; Tony Reyes, bass; Larry Bunker, vibes, accordion & percussion; Tom Romersa, drums & bongos; Chico Guerrero, timbales; Tito Rivera, bongos & conga; Carlos Vidal, conga. Arrangements: Les Baxter and Willard Jones.
Recorded at Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, August 20, 1958
Personnel on #1,6,9,10 & 11:
Jules Kinsler, flute; Gene Cipriano, oboe; Plas Johnson, tenor sax & flute; Johnny Williams, piano; Larry Bunker, vibes, xylophone & marimba; Allan Reuss, guitar; Tony Reyes, bass; Milt Holland, drums & conga; Chico Guerrero, timbales; Alvin Stoller, bongos. Arrangements: Les Baxter.
Recorded at Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, August 27, 1958
Personnel on #13,13,19 & 20:
Manny Klein, Ray Linn, trumpets; Vince De Rosa, John Cave, French horns; Si Zentner, trombone; George Roberts, bass trombone; Buddy Collette, alto sax, clarinet & flute; Plas Johnson, tenor sax & flute; Justin Gordon, tenor sax & flute; Chuck Gentry, baritone sax & clarinet; Gene Estes, vibes; Johnny Williams, piano; Tony Reyes, bass; Irv Cottler, drums; Milt Holland, drums & conga; Irv Cottler, bongos; Aime Vereecke, drum set. Arrangements: Les Baxter, Albert Harris, Hall Daniels.
Recorded at Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, January 22, 1959
Personnel on #15,18,23 & 24:
Manny Klein, Ray Linn, trumpets; Vince De Rosa, John Cave, French horns; William Schaefer, trombone; Peter Lofthouse, bass trombone; Buddy Collette, alto sax & flute; Plas Johnson, tenor sax; Justin Gordon, tenor sax & flute; Chuck Gentry, baritone sax & flute; Larry Bunker, vibes & marimba; George Greeley, piano; Tony Reyes, bass; Milt Holland, drums; Chico Guerrero, timbales; Alvin Stoller, bongos; Domingo Darias, conga; Plus Chorus. Arrangements: Les Baxter & Albert Harris.
Recorded at Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, February 24, 1959
Personnel on #14,16,21 & 22:
Manny Klein, Joe Triscari, trumpets; Dick Perissi, James Decker, French horns; Si Zentner, trombone; Peter Lofthouse, bass trombone; Plas Johnson, tenor sax & flute; Larry Bunker, vibes & xylophone; Victor Piemonte, piano; Tony Reyes, bass; Alvin Stoller, drums; Chico Guerrero, timbales; Oswaldo (El Gringo) Oliveira, bongos; Domingo Darias, conga; Verylie Mills, harp; Plus 9 violins; 2 violas; 2 cellos. Arrangements: Les Baxter & Albert Harris.
Recorded at Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, February 25, 1959
Personnel on #25-29:
Plas Johnson, tenor sax; René Touzet, piano; Bob Gibbons, guitar; Tony Reyes, bass; Chico Guerrero, timbales; Chino Pozo, Les Baxter, bongos; Domingo Darias, Aime Vereecke, drum-set; Milt Holland, drums. Arrangements by Les Baxter.
Recorded at Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, December 18 & 21, 1959
Original recordings produced by Voyle Gilmore and Dave Dexter (#25-29)
Discography & production for CD release: Jordi Pujol
Stereo · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered
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