''Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall'' is a live
double album
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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 internati ...
. It is the second of two Belafonte
Carnegie Hall
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albums, and was recorded May 2, 1960. It peaked at #3 on the
Billboard
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Pop albums charts.
Belafonte shares the stage in this live recording with The Belafonte Folk Singers,
Odetta
Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and a civil rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire co ...
,
The Chad Mitchell Trio
The Chad Mitchell Trio, later known as The Mitchell Trio, were an American vocal group who became known during the 1960s. They performed traditional folk songs and some of John Denver's early compositions. They were particularly notable for per ...
and
Miriam Makeba
Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she w ...
.
Track listing
#"Jump Down Spin Around" - Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Folk Singers - 2:14
#"Suzanne" - Harry Belafonte - 5:50
#"A Little Lyric of Great Importance" - Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Folk Singers - 1:29
#"Chickens" - Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Folk Singers - 3:10
#"Vaichazkem" -
The Chad Mitchell Trio
The Chad Mitchell Trio, later known as The Mitchell Trio, were an American vocal group who became known during the 1960s. They performed traditional folk songs and some of John Denver's early compositions. They were particularly notable for per ...
- 1:34
#"I Do Adore Her" -
The Chad Mitchell Trio
The Chad Mitchell Trio, later known as The Mitchell Trio, were an American vocal group who became known during the 1960s. They performed traditional folk songs and some of John Denver's early compositions. They were particularly notable for per ...
- 3:18
#"The Ballad of Sigmund Freud" -
The Chad Mitchell Trio
The Chad Mitchell Trio, later known as The Mitchell Trio, were an American vocal group who became known during the 1960s. They performed traditional folk songs and some of John Denver's early compositions. They were particularly notable for per ...
- 3:28
#"I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain/
Water Boy
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" -
Odetta
Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and a civil rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire co ...
- 6:54
#"
A Hole in the Bucket" - Harry Belafonte and Odetta - 5:19
#"
The Click Song" -
Miriam Makeba
Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she w ...
and The Belafonte Folk Singers - 3:46
#"
One More Dance" - Harry Belafonte and
Miriam Makeba
Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she w ...
- 3:43
#"The Ox Drivers" - Belafonte Folk Singers - 2:59
#"The Red Rosy Bush" - Belafonte Folk Singers - 2:51
#"Didn't It Rain" - Belafonte Folk Singers - 5:27
#"
Hene Ma Tov" - Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Folk Singers - 3:46
#"I Know Where I'm Going" - Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Folk Singers - 3:27
#"
Old King Cole" - Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Folk Singers - 4:59
#"
La Bamba" - Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Folk Singers - 8:04
The RCA Victor
compact disc
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reissue (09026-62690-2) of this album contains alternate performances of the songs "Jump Down, Spin Around", "Hené Ma Tov", "I Know Where I'm Going" and "La Bamba".
Personnel
*Harry Belafonte – vocals
*
The Belafonte Folk Singers
The Belafonte Folk Singers (originally known as The Belafonte Singers) were a vocal group who were active from 1957 to 1965. They were named after singer Harry Belafonte, for whom they originally formed in order to serve as a backing group for reco ...
– vocals
*
Chad Mitchell Trio – vocals
*
Odetta
Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and a civil rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire co ...
– vocals
*
Miriam Makeba
Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she w ...
– vocals
*Danny Barrajanos – bongos, conga
*
Ernie Calabria – guitar
*Walter Raim – guitar
*Millard Thomas – guitar
*
Robert De Cormier – conductor
*
Milton Okun
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** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet
* Milton (given name)
** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free ...
– conductor
Production notes
*Bob Bollard – producer, liner notes
*John Pfeiffer – reissue producer
*Bob Simpson – engineer
*Digital Remastering by Nate Johnson and Thomas MacCluskey
*Photography by
Roy DeCarava
Roy Rudolph DeCarava (December 9, 1919 – October 27, 2009) was an American artist. DeCarava received early critical acclaim for his photography, initially engaging and imaging the lives of African Americans and jazz musicians in the communi ...
, Peter Perri and
Jay Maisel
Jay Maisel (born January 18, 1931) is an American photographer.
His awards include the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Media Photographers,
1960 live albums
Albums recorded at Carnegie Hall
Harry Belafonte live albums
RCA Victor live albums
Albums conducted by Milt Okun
Albums conducted by Robert De Cormier
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