Due to his two big hits in 1957, 1958 was a busy year for trumpeter/vocalist
Jonah Jones, who recorded five albums for Capitol, including this final effort. Most of
Jones' dates were based around themes, and in this case he performed 11 songs having something to do with cities, countries or travel, including "Arrivederci Roma," "A Foggy Day," "Brazil," "Chicago," "Manhattan" and "Song of the Islands." Some of the songs are better served by
Jones than others, and his formula with his quartet (which also included pianist
Teddy Brannon, bassist
John Brown and drummer
George Foster) was just starting to run a little thin, although it would continue for another decade.