Calypso in Brass

Calypson in Brass
Studio album by Harry Belafonte
Released 1966
Recorded 1966
Genre Vocal, calypso
Length 41:09
Label RCA Victor
Producer Bill Eaton, Phil Ramone
Harry Belafonte chronology
In My Quiet Room
(1966)		 Calypso in Brass
(1966)		 Belafonte on Campus
(1967)
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Calypso in Brass is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor (LPM-3658 and LSP-3658) in 1966. It is largely a reworking of his prior work, 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.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Jump in the Line" – 4:17
  2. "Jump and Bray Medley (Hold 'em Joe and The Jack-Ass Song)" – 4:30
  3. "Cocoanut Woman" – 3:17
  4. "Tongue Tie Baby" – 4:07
  5. ""Zombie Jamboree (Back to Back)" – 3:14
  6. "Sweetheart from Venezuela" – 3:57
  7. "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" – 4:49
  8. "Reincarnation" – 3:20
  9. "Judy Drownded" – 3:07
  10. "The Naughtly Little Flea" – 3:34
  11. "Mama Look A Boo-Boo" – 3:07

Personnel

Production notes:

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review

External links

Harry Belafonte
Studio albums
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)
Live albums
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)
Compilations
Very Best of Harry Belafonte (2001)  • The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music (2001)  • The Essential Harry Belafonte (2005)
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