Tracklist

1	Royal Garden Blues
2	St. Louis Blues
3	Mood Indigo
4	Perdido
5	Man With The Horn
6	Oh Lady Be Good
7	Stormy Weather
8	Stompin' At The Savoy
9	Body And Soul
10	One O'Clock Jump
11	Don't Blame Me
12	Harvest Time

Credits

• Bass – Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 12)
• Drums – Charlie Rice
• Guitar – Clifton Best*
• Tenor Saxophone – Rudy Williams
• Trombone – Jay Jay Johnson*
• Trumpet – Howard McGhee

Notes

Recorded in concert on Guam, January 17, 1952 & 1951.

Bass on tracks 4, 5, 7-11 probably by Chris ...(unknown Philipino bass player)

Originally on REGENT MG-6001 (Jazz South Pacific with Pettiford) and HILO LP 6002 as "Jazz goes to the battlefront vol.2" (with Philipino bass player)

The Billboard p. 42: "Oscar Pettiford heads a jazz sextet which has begun a tour of Army camps fot the USO. The unit is known as the "Swingin' Jamboree" and along with Pettiford includes trumpeter Howard McGhee, tramist Jay Johnson, drummer Charlie Rice, tenorist Budd Johnson and guitarist Clifton Best."

The USO unit was put together by Pettiford. It debuted at shows in New Jersey and at Pine Camp in northern New York state. They went overseas on Nov. 3 after playing a number of USO dates at camps across the United States. Then they went to Korea, Japan, and Southern Pacific islands. However, this group encountered internal problems that resulted in Pettiford leaving the tour early to return to the United States. Cf. Ralph Gleason's article in Down Beat (February 22, 1952). - "It was cold like something else," Rice said of Korea. "We'd be playing for five minutes, and the guys' lips would freeze to the mouthpieces."

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 81757 02192 0
• Label Code: LC 8723

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MG 6001	Various	Jazz South Pacific ‎(LP, Album)	Regent	MG 6001	US	1956
MG 12205	Various	Jazz South Pacific ‎(LP)	Savoy Records	MG 12205	US	Unknown

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