[MRL 347] Clark Terry - Angyumaluma Bongliddleany Nannyany Awhan Yi!

Clark Terry
Angyumaluma Bongliddleany Nannyany Awhan Yi!
Mainstream MRL 347
1966


Clark Terry (trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals)
Jerome Richardson (tenor, baritone, soprano sax, alto flute, piccolo)
Frank Anderson (piano, organ)
Eric Gale, Vinnie Bell (guitar)
Richard Davis, George Duvivier (bass)
Grady Tate (drums)
Willie Bobo (congas)
Jose Mangual (bongos)
Phil Kraus (percussion)
Joe Cain (arrangements)


Side One
1. The Mumbler Strikes Again
2. Big Spender
3. Rum and Mumbles
4. The Shadow of Your Smile
5. Mumbles

Side Two
1. Grand Dad's Blues
2. The Cat from Cadiz
3. Never
4. El Blues Latino

AMG Review

As per the weird title, the music within this LP is among the happiest and most lighthearted (perhaps even occasionally light-headed) of Clark Terry's long, happy career. As you might have guessed, the accent is on Terry's hilariously swinging vocal blues parodies; no less than three titles contain the word "mumbles." The best of them is the Latin-accented "Rum and Mumbles," where Terry plays verbal tag with Jerome Richardson's dancing piccolo, while the remake of the original "Mumbles" is laced with Frank Anderson's streaking organ. Yes, Clark plays trumpet and flugelhorn, too -- and very fluently, but not at much length on these airplay-aimed tracks. With occasional rock overtones in the electric guitar backing, lots of Latin percussion (courtesy of Willie Bobo and Jose Mangual), the presence of "The Shadow of Your Smile," and unbuttoned spirits high even for Terry, Mainstream undoubtedly hoped to hook viewers who knew Terry from the Tonight Show at the time. But it'll hook you too, even without the presence of Johnny Carson.