Caramba! (Lee Morgan album)

¡Caramba!
Studio album by
ReleasedMid-December 1968[1]
RecordedMay 3, 1968
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length38:41 (original LP)
44:41 (CD reissue)
LabelBlue Note
ProducerFrancis Wolff
Lee Morgan chronology
Taru
(1968)
¡Caramba!
(1968)
Live at the Lighthouse
(1970)

¡Caramba! is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, released on the Blue Note label in 1968. It features performances by Morgan, Bennie Maupin, Cedar Walton, Reggie Workman and Billy Higgins with arrangements by Cal Massey.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Although not essential, this CD is a welcome reissue."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Lee Morgan, except as indicated.

  1. "Caramba" – 12:24
  2. "Suicide City" – 7:32
  3. "Cunning Lee" – 6:13
  4. "Soulita" – 6:03
  5. "Helen's Ritual" – 6:29
  6. "A Baby's Smile" (Massey) – 6:00 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Caramba!
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] 197
Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] 89

References

  1. ^ "4 Star", Billboard, December 21, 1968.
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 3, 2011.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1040. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Lee Morgan – ¡Caramba!" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 26, 2022.