Tanganyika (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Tanganyika
| type = Album
| artist = Buddy Collette
| cover = Tanganyika (album).jpg
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| released = 1956
| recorded = October 11, 1956
Capitol Records Studios, Hollywood, CA
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| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 41:56
| label = Dig J-101
| producer = Sleepy Stein
| chronology = Buddy Collette
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Man of Many Parts
| next_year = 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.Edwards, D. and Callahan, M. [http://www.bsnpubs.com/la/dig/dig.html Dig Album Discography] accessed November 18, 2016[http://www.stevencberry.net/jimhall.html#1956 Jim Hall discography] accessed November 18, 2016
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}} {{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=278}}
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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".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id= mw0000102805 |title=Tanganyika: Modern AfroAmerican Jazz – Review |accessdate=November 17, 2016}}
Track listing
All compositions by Buddy Collette except where noted.
- "Green Dream" - 4:28
- "It's You" - 2:27
- "A Walk on the Veldt" - 3:23
- "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:14
- "The Blindfold Test" (John Anderson) - 6:50
- "Jungle Pogo Stick" - 2:44
- "Tanganyika" - 4:57
- "Wagnervous" (Chico Hamilton, Gerald Wiggins) - 4:42
- "And So Is Love" (Anderson) - 2:43
- "Coming Back for More" (Johnny Otis) - 6:28