Jump Up, the new album from Charlie and the Tropicales, the pan-Caribbean band led by trombonist Charlie Halloran, starts off in the same vein as the group’s previous two albums, which mine the connections between various islands and the African diaspora from South America north to New Orleans.

Following a brief intro, the band immediately starts jumping with “Ocaso Marino,” featuring the French vocalist Cyrille Aimée. The cut opens with a repeating bass guitar pattern from Pete Olynciw and a tap-tap beat from drummer Doug Garrison. Nahum Zdybel adds a chiming guitar lick before Aimée’s vocal enters. The “aye-aye-aye” chorus evokes a sing-along.

Much of the album stays in the Caribbean, but three songs revisit the 1950s New Orleans R&B sounds that this versatile band added to their repertoire on the Alcoa Sessions. The band heads into girl group territory with “Gee Baby,” a song co-written and produced by the great New Orleans saxophonist Alvin “Red” Tyler. The song will be instantly recognizable to most listeners of oldies programs from its opening line, “ooh wee baby, baby you’re so fine…”

The standard “I’m in the Mood For the Love” gets the full horn section treatment on the intro before BC Coogan adds a buoyant touch on piano. Eddie Bo’s “I Love to Rock & Roll” brings the band back to 1950s New Orleans, driven by duel saxophones and an effervescent vocal from the wide-ranging artist Queen Esther.

Another standout cut is “Sol Tropical,” which features Brent Rose on flute. The tune is as languid as a summer day in the tropics. Angela Flecha sings the classic Cuban song with deep commitment. You also can’t go wrong with the humorous cuts including the “Jiujitsu Calypso,” which shares a comic affinity with “Fifty Cents,” a song about a date who drinks and eats more than is humanly possible, from the band’s album, Shake the Rum.

Jump Up is another fine effort from a trombonist who first made his name in New Orleans playing traditional jazz and now is also a standout bandleader commanding a killer core ensemble, with numerous special guests, that plays deep cuts from all over the greater Caribbean region.