Tamboo!

Tamboo! is an album by Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra. It was released in 1955 on the Capitol label (catalog nos. T-655).[1][2]

Tamboo!
Studio album by
Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra
Released1955
GenreEasy listening, exotica
LabelCapitol

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's popular albums chart on January 28, 1956, peaked at No. 6, and remained on that chart for two weeks.[3][4]

AllMusic later gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars. Reviewer Jo-Ann Greene wrote: "It's brilliantly done, and helped to broaden American minds and widen musical views."[2]

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Simba"
  2. "Oasis of Dakhla"
  3. "Maracaibo"
  4. "Tehran"
  5. "Pantan"
  6. "Havana"

Side 2

  1. "Mozambique"
  2. "Wotuka"
  3. "Cuchibamba"
  4. "Batumba"
  5. "Rio"
  6. "Zambezi"

References
  1. "Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra* – Tamboo!". Discogs. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. "Tamboo!". AllMusic. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 27. ISBN 0823076318.
  4. "The Billboard Buying and Programming Guide: Best Selling Packaged Records". The Billboard. January 28, 1956. p. 36.
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