• 1. Rupert Clemendore – Princess Charming
      • 2. Rupert Clemendore – Bongo Mood
      • 3. Rupert Clemendore – We Mambo
      • 4. Rupert Clemendore – One Bass Hit
      • 5. Rupert Clemendore – The Fly
      • 6. Rupert Clemendore – Mambo Basso
      • 7. John Buddy Williams Jazz Band* – Alma Llanera
      • 8. John Buddy Williams Jazz Band* – She 'Pon Top
      • 9. John Buddy Williams Jazz Band* – Man In Dey
      • 10. John Buddy Williams Jazz Band* – Last Night The Landlord Nearly Killed Me

      Hardly "primitive," this is sophisticated jazz improv "with the Trinidad touch." The musical settings range from smooth lounge jazz with vibes, piano, bass, and drums to funky importations of traditional Venezuelan joropo folk dances into jazz combos. Recorded in 1961 for Cook Records.

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