''Belafonte at Carnegie Hall'' is a live double album by

Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an interna ...

issued by

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. It is the first of two Belafonte

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albums, and was recorded on April 19 and April 20, 1959. The concerts were benefits for The New Lincoln School and Wiltwyck School, respectively. The album stayed on the charts for over three years. The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1959

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Critical reception

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'' wrote that the album captured "a spectacular live performance."

CD track listing

The original RCA CD reissue on a single disc, omitted four tracks. #"Introduction/Darlin'Cora" – 3:59 #"Sylvie" – 4:54 #"

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" – 4:18 #" John Henry" – 5:11 #" The Marching Saints" – 2:50 #" The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" – 3:40 #"

Jamaica Farewell "Jamaica Farewell" is a Jamaican-style folk song (mento). The lyrics for the song were written by Lord Burgess (Irving Burgie), an American-born, half- Barbadian songwriter. It is about the beauties of the West Indian Islands. Harry Belafonte ...

" – 5:10 #"

Mama Look a Boo Boo "Mama Look at Bubu" (later retitled "Mama Look a Boo Boo") is a song written by Trinidadian calypsonian Lord Melody, Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess, and performed by Harry Belafonte featuring Bob Corwin's Orchestra & Chorus featuring Millard Th ...

" – 5:24 #"Come Back Liza" – 3:06 #"

Man Smart (Woman Smarter) "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" is a calypso song variously credited as being composed by Norman Span (King Radio), D. L. Miller, F. Kuhn, and Charles Harris. Span's authorship seems most likely since, as a popular calypso musician and songwriter, he ...

" – 4:23 #"

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" (Traditional) – 4:03 #"

Danny Boy "Danny Boy" is a ballad, written by English songwriter Frederic Weatherly in 1913, and set to the traditional Irish melody of "Londonderry Air". History In 1910, in Bath, Somerset, the English lawyer and lyricist Frederic Weatherly initial ...

" – 5:21 #"Cucurucucú paloma" – 3:50 #" Shenandoah" – 3:48 #"

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" – 11:27

Original LP track listing

"ACT I-MOODS OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO"

Side one

#"Introduction/Darlin' Cora" #"Sylvie" #"Cotton Fields" #"John Henry" #"Take My Mother Home"

Side two

#"The Marching Saints" "ACT II-IN THE CARIBBEAN" #"The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" #"Jamaica Farewell" #"Man Piaba" #"All My Trials"

Side three

#"Mama Look a Boo Boo" #"Come Back Liza" #"Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" "ACT III-ROUND THE WORLD" #"Hava Nagila" #"Danny Boy" #"Merci Bon Dieu"

Side four

#"Cucurrucucu Paloma" #"Shenandoah" #"Matilda" The tracks in bold were omitted from the original U.S. RCA CD issue on 1 disc; The complete album was available only on RCA CD releases (on 2 discs) in Germany and Japan, on a 2 CD

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issue from Classic Records and a 2 CD hybrid

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issue from

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Personnel

Musicians *

– vocals *Millard Thomas – guitar *Raphael Boguslav – guitar *Danny Barrajanos – bongos, conga *

Norman Keenan Norman Dewey Keenan (November 23, 1916 in Union, South Carolina – February 12, 1980 in New York City) was an American jazz double-bassist. Keenan began playing piano before learning bass at age 15. He worked with Tiny Bradshaw (mid-1930s), Luc ...

– bass Production *Bob Bollard – producer, liner notes *Orchestra Conducted by

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*Bob Simpson – engineer *

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– cover photo *John Gundelfinger – interior illustration

References

Notes Sources *''Belafonte at Carnegie Hall: The Complete Concert'', RCA Victor LOC-6006 (1959)

External links

Belafonte At Carnegie Hall: The Complete Concert
{{Authority control 1959 live albums Albums recorded at Carnegie Hall Harry Belafonte live albums Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients RCA Victor live albums Albums conducted by Robert De Cormier