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Released
  
October 1959

Label
  
RCA Victor

Belafonte at Carnegie Hall(1959)
  
Porgy and Bess(1959)

Release date
  
October 1959

Length
  
71:24

Producer
  
Bob Bollard

Artist
  
Harry Belafonte

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Recorded
  
April 19 and 20, 1959 at Carnegie Hall

Genres
  
Jazz, Easy listening, Classical, World, Folk, Pop

Awards
  
Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Nominations
  
Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male

Similar
  
Harry Belafonte albums, Other albums

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Belafonte at Carnegie Hall is a live double album by Harry Belafonte issued by RCA Victor. It is the first of two Belafonte Carnegie Hall albums, and was recorded on April 19 and April 20, 1959. The concerts were benefits for The New Lincoln School and Wiltwyck School, respectively.

Contents

The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1961 Grammy Awards.

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CD track listing

  1. "Introduction/Darlin'" – 3:59
  2. "Sylvie" – 4:54
  3. "Cotton Fields" – 4:18
  4. "John Henry" – 5:11
  5. "The Marching Saints" – 2:50
  6. "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" – 3:40
  7. "Jamaica Farewell" – 5:10
  8. "Mama Look a Boo Boo" – 5:24
  9. "Come Back Liza" – 3:06
  10. "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" – 4:23
  11. "Hava Nagila" (Traditional) – 4:03
  12. "Danny Boy" – 5:21
  13. "Cucurrucucú paloma" – 3:50
  14. "Shenandoah" – 3:48
  15. "Matilda" – 11:27

Original LP track listing

"ACT I-MOODS OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO"

Side one

  1. "Introduction/Darlin' Cora"
  2. "Sylvie"
  3. "Cotton Fields"
  4. "John Henry"
  5. "Take My Mother Home"

Side two

  1. "The Marching Saints"

"ACT II-IN THE CARIBBEAN"

  1. "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)"
  2. "Jamaica Farewell"
  3. "Man Piaba"
  4. "All My Trials"

Side three

  1. "Mama Look a Boo Boo"
  2. "Come Back Liza"
  3. "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)"

"ACT III-ROUND THE WORLD"

  1. "Hava Nagila"
  2. "Danny Boy"
  3. "Merci Bon Dieu"

Side four

  1. "Cucurrucucu Paloma"
  2. "Shenandoah"
  3. "Matilda"

As of April 2008, the tracks in bold are only available on releases in Germany and Japan.

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

    • Songs

    1Act I "Moods of the American Negro" Introduction / Darlin' Cora3:57
    2Act I "Moods of the American Negro" Sylvie4:58
    3Cotton Fields4:17

    References

    Belafonte at Carnegie Hall Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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