Spanish Rice (album)

Spanish Rice is an album by American jazz trumpeter Clark Terry and Cuban composer-arranger Chico O'Farrill featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

Spanish Rice
Studio album by Clark Terry and Chico O'Farrill
Released	1966
Recorded	July 18, 19 & 20, 1966
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:43
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Bob Thiele
Clark Terry chronology
Gingerbread Men (1966) Spanish Rice (1966) It's What's Happenin' (1966)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3 stars stating "This is a fun recording that had the potential to be a memorable one, but it falls a bit short".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

1. "The Peanut Vendor" (Moises Simons) - 2:18
2. "Angelitos Negros" (Andres Eloy Blanco, Manuel Alvarez Maciste) - 2:41
3. "El Cumbanchero" (Rafael Hernández Marín) - 2:12
4. "Jooni" (Clark Terry) - 3:37
5. "Que Sera" (Tito Puente) - 2:45
6. "Mexican Hat Dance (Traditional) - 2:42
7. "Spanish Rice" (Chico O'Farrill, Clark Terry) - 2:47
8. "Say "Si Si"" (Ernesto Lecuona, Francia Luban, Al Stillman) - 2:30
9. "Macarena (La Virgen de la Macarena)" (Bernardo Bautista Monterde) - 3:02
10. "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) - 2:46
11. "Contigo en la Distancia" (César Portillo de la Luz) - 3:02
12. "Happiness Is" (Paul Evans, Paul Parnes) - 3:21

• Recorded in New York City on July 18, 1966 (tracks 2, 6, 8 & 10), July 19, 1966 (tracks 3, 5, 9 & 11) and July 20, 1966 (tracks 1, 4, 7 & 12)

Personnel

• Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Chico O'Farrill - arranger, conductor
• Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Everett Barksdale, Barry Galbraith - guitar
• George Duvivier - bass
• Julio Cruz, Frank Malabe - percussion