Belafonte at Carnegie Hall
Belafonte at Carnegie Hall | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | October 1959 | |||
Recorded | April 19 and 20, 1959 | |||
Venue | Carnegie Hall, New York City | |||
Length | 71:24 (CD) | |||
Label | RCA Victor LOC-6006[1] 6006-R 07863-56006 | |||
Producer | Bob Bollard | |||
Harry Belafonte chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Belafonte at Carnegie Hall is a live double album by
The New Lincoln School and Wiltwyck School, respectively.[6] The album stayed on the charts for over three years.[3]
The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1959 Grammy Awards.[7]
Critical reception
The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that the album captured "a spectacular live performance."[4]
CD track listing
The original RCA CD reissue on a single disc, omitted four tracks. There have been several double disc releases since, that include all tracks (see LP track listing).
- "Introduction/Darlin' Cora" – 3:59
- "Sylvie" – 4:54
- "Cotton Fields" – 4:18
- "John Henry" – 5:11
- "The Marching Saints" – 2:50
- "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" – 3:40
- "Jamaica Farewell" – 5:10
- "Mama Look a Boo Boo" – 5:24
- "Come Back Liza" – 3:06
- "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" – 4:23
- "Hava Nagila" (Traditional) – 4:03
- "Danny Boy" – 5:21
- "Cucurucucú paloma" – 3:50
- "Shenandoah" – 3:48
- "Matilda" – 11:27
Original LP track listing
"ACT I-MOODS OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO"
Side one
- "Introduction/Darlin' Cora" (Fred Brooks)
- "Sylvie" (Huddie Ledbetter, Paul Campbell)
- "Cotton Fields" (C. C. Carter)
- "John Henry" (Paul Campbell)
- "Take My Mother Home" (Paul Johnson)
Side two
- "The Marching Saints" (C. C. Carter)
"ACT II-IN THE CARIBBEAN"
- "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" (Harry Belafonte, Lord Burgess, William Attaway)
- "Jamaica Farewell" (Lord Burgess)
- "Man Piaba" (Harry Belafonte, Jack Rollins)
- "All My Trials" (Rita Greene, C. C. Carter)
Side three
- "Mama Look a Boo Boo" (Lord Melody)
- "Come Back Liza" (Lord Burgess, William Attaway)
- "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" (Harry Belafonte, Jack Segal)
"ACT III-ROUND THE WORLD"
- "Hava Nagila" (arr. Harry Belafonte)
- "Danny Boy" (Fred Weatherly)
- "Merci Bon Dieu" (Frantz Casseus)
Side four
- "Cucurrucucu Paloma" (Tomás Méndez)
- "Shenandoah" (Traditional)
- "Matilda" (Harry Thomas)
The tracks in bold were omitted from the original U.S. RCA CD issue on 1 disc; The complete album was available only on RCA CD releases (on 2 discs) in Germany and Japan, on a 2 CD
gold CD issue from Classic Records and a 2 CD hybrid SACD issue from Analogue Productions
.
Personnel
Musicians
- Harry Belafonte – vocals
- Millard Thomas – guitar
- Raphael Boguslav – guitar
- Danny Barrajanos – bongos, conga
- Norman Keenan – bass
Production
- Bob Bollard – producer, liner notes
- Orchestra Conducted by Bob Corman
- Bob Simpson – engineer
- Lee Friedlander – cover photo
- John Gundelfinger – interior illustration
References
Notes
- ISBN 9781440229169– via Google Books.
- ^ "Belafonte at Carnegie Hall - Harry Belafonte | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 515.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 48.
- ^ "Harry Belafonte | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "BELAFONTE SINGS A FOLK PROGRAM; Benefit Recital at Carnegie Hall Is Backed by a 50-Piece Orchestra". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
- ^ "Harry Belafonte". GRAMMY.com. November 19, 2019.
Sources
- Belafonte at Carnegie Hall: The Complete Concert, RCA Victor LOC-6006 (1959)