Calypso in Brass
1966 studio album by Harry Belafonte
Calypso in Brass | ||||
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Studio album by Harry Belafonte | ||||
Released | 1966 | |||
Recorded | 1966 | |||
Genre | Vocal, calypso | |||
Length | 41:09 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | William Eaton, Phil Ramone | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Calypso in Brass is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor (LPM-3658 and LSP-3658) in 1966. The album contains new arrangements of previously recorded songs, notably from Calypso and Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean, with a brass ensemble accompaniment. The orchestra was conducted by Howard A. Roberts and arranged by Bob Freedman.
Track listing
- "Jump in the Line" (Raymond Bell) – 4:17
- "Jump and Bray Medley (Hold 'em Joe and The Jack-Ass Song)" (Hugh Thomas/Irving Burgie, William Attaway) – 4:30
- "Cocoanut Woman" (Harry Belafonte, Lord Burgess) – 3:17
- "Tongue Tie Baby" (William Eaton) – 4:07
- "Zombie Jamboree (Back to Back)" (Conrad Eugene Mauge, Jr.) – 3:14
- "Sweetheart from Venezuela" (Bob Gordon, Fitzroy Alexander) – 3:57
- "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" (Norman Span) – 4:49
- "Reincarnation" (Irving Burgie, Theophilus Philip) – 3:20
- "Judy Drownded" (Lord Burgess) – 3:07
- "The Naughty Little Flea" (Norman Thomas) – 3:34
- "Mama Look a Boo-Boo" (Lord Melody) – 3:07
Personnel
- Harry Belafonte – vocals
- Orchestra conducted by Howard A. Roberts
Production notes:
- Bob Freedman – arrangements
- William Eaton – producer
- Phil Ramone – producer
- William Attaway – liner notes
References
- ^ Allmusic review
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- Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites (1954)
- Belafonte (1956)
- Calypso (1956)
- An Evening with Belafonte (1957)
- Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean (1957)
- To Wish You a Merry Christmas (1958)
- Belafonte Sings the Blues (1958)
- Love Is a Gentle Thing (1959)
- My Lord What a Mornin' (1959)
- Swing Dat Hammer (1960)
- Jump Up Calypso (1961)
- Midnight Special (1962)
- The Many Moods of Belafonte (1962)
- Streets I Have Walked (1963)
- Ballads, Blues and Boasters (1964)
- In My Quiet Room (1966)
- Calypso in Brass (1966)
- Belafonte on Campus (1967)
- Belafonte Sings of Love (1968)
- Homeward Bound (1970)
- Belafonte by Request (1970)
- The Warm Touch (1971)
- Calypso Carnival (1971)
- Play Me (1973)
- Turn the World Around (1977)
- Loving You Is Where I Belong (1981)
- Paradise in Gazankulu (1988)
- Belafonte at Carnegie Hall (1959)
- Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall (1960)
- Belafonte at The Greek Theatre (1964)
- En Gränslös Kväll På Operan (1966)
- Belafonte...Live! (1972)
- Belafonte Concert in Japan (1974)
- Belafonte '89 (1989)
- An Evening with Harry Belafonte and Friends (1997)
- Porgy and Bess (1959)
- An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba (1965)
- An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri (1966)
- Harry & Lena: For the Love of Life (1970)
- "We Are the World" (1985)
- "Gomen-nasai"
- "Jamaica Farewell"
- "Mary's Boy Child"
- "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"
- "Mama Look at Bubu"
- "Island in the Sun"
- "Scarlet Ribbons"
- "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)"