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.

Tijuana Jazz
Studio album by
Released1965
RecordedDecember 3, 6 & 7, 1965
GenreJazz
LabelImpulse!
ProducerBob Thiele
Gary McFarland chronology
The In Sound
(1965)
Tijuana Jazz
(1965)
Profiles
(1966)

Reception

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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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Gary McFarland except as indicated
  1. "South of the Border" (Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr) - 2:06
  2. "Acapulco at Night" - 2:52
  3. "Fantastic, That's You" (George Cates, George Douglas) - 2:54
  4. "Limehouse Blues" (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) - 3:37
  5. "Tijuana" (Cates, Douglas) - 2:09
  6. "Marcheta" (Victor Schertzinger) - 2:55
  7. "Granny's Samba" - 3:30
  8. "Soul Bird (Tin Tin Deo)" (Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) - 4:01
  9. "Mexicali Rose" (Jack Tenney, Helen Stone) - 2:27
  10. "Ira Schwartz's Golden Dream" - 3:32
  11. "Mary Jane" - 3:05
  12. "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

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References

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  1. ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed March 28, 2011
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 28, 2011