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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

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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
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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