Tanganyika (album)

Tanganyika
Studio album by
Buddy Collette
Released1956
RecordedOctober 11, 1956
Capitol Records Studios, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
Length41:56
LabelDig J-101
ProducerSleepy Stein
Buddy Collette chronology
Tanganyika
(1956) 		Man of Many Parts
(1957)

Tanganyika (subtitled Modern Afro-American Jazz) is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Buddy Collette recorded at sessions in late 1956 and released on Johnny Otis' short-lived Dig label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

Allmusic awarded the album 3  stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating "The music is mostly group originals (five by Collette) and is an excellent example of cool jazz".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Buddy Collette except where noted.

  1. "Green Dream" - 4:28
  2. "It's You" - 2:27
  3. "A Walk on the Veldt" - 3:23
  4. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:14
  5. "The Blindfold Test" (John Anderson) - 6:50
  6. "Jungle Pogo Stick" - 2:44
  7. "Tanganyika" - 4:57
  8. "Wagnervous" (Chico Hamilton, Gerald Wiggins) - 4:42
  9. "And So Is Love" (Anderson) - 2:43
  10. "Coming Back for More" (Johnny Otis) - 6:28

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Edwards, D. and Callahan, M. Dig Album Discography accessed November 18, 2016
  2. ^ Jim Hall discography accessed November 18, 2016
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Tanganyika: Modern AfroAmerican Jazz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.