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Released
  
1967

Label
  
RCA Victor LSP 3677

The Caribbean Suite (1967)
  
Straight Up (1967)

Release date
  
1967

Length
  
45:52

Producer
  
Brad McCuen

Artist
  
Harold Vick

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
June 15 & 16, 1966 in NYC

Similar
  
Straight Up, Steppin' Out!, Don't Look Back, Commitment, Power of Feeling

The Caribbean Suite is the second album led by American saxophonist Harold Vick recorded in 1966 and released on the RCA Victor label. The disc features Kenny Graham's eight-part "Caribbean Suite".

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Harold Vick led relatively few record dates of his own, but this little-known session is one of his better efforts".

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Graham except as indicated

  1. "Mango Walk" - 4:29
  2. "Saga Boy" - 1:55
  3. "Bongo Chant" - 4:59
  4. "Dance of the Zombies" - 4:30
  5. "Wha' Hupp'n?" - 5:38
  6. "Tiempo Medio Lento" - 3:29
  7. "Beguine" - 3:22
  8. "Haitian Ritual" - 3:04
  9. "Barbados" (Charlie Parker) - 2:53
  10. "Jamaica Farewell" (Lord Burgess) - 3:09
  11. "Letitia" (Harold Vick) - 5:24

Personnel

  • Harold Vick - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
  • Blue Mitchell - trumpet
  • Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone
  • Albert Dailey - piano
  • Everett Barksdale - guitar
  • Walter Booker - bass
  • Mickey Roker - drums
  • Montego Joe, Manuel Ramos - Latin percussion

    • References

    The Caribbean Suite Wikipedia
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