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Harry Belafonte's influence on pop music is much more far reaching then many realize, as he was one of the first performers to bring worldbeat rhythms to the U.S. charts in the postwar era. Born in Harlem, but spending a good part of his childhood in his mother's native Jamaica, Belafonte grew up straddling cultures and musical styles, and bridging perceived differences became his calling card as an entertainer. His silky smooth mixture of jazz, folk, pop, and art song, often with impossibly infectious West Indies-styled accompaniment, coupled with his charismatic good looks and easy, hip coolness and sharp racial and political sense meant he was never reduced to being a mere commodity, even though he spent his whole career on major labels. This generous two-disc set (both discs track in at over 70 minutes) is the first affordable cross-label Belafonte collection to combine highlights from his stays at both the RCA and CBS labels, and the selections included here, spanning the years 1952 to 1977, were made by Belafonte himself. There's very little to quibble about (although one wonders about including a live version of his biggest hit, "Banana Boat Song (Day O)," instead of the original single version), and this thoughtfully sequenced set is easily the best introduction to the full range of his work currently on the market. Highlights are many, but include a 20-year-old Bob Dylan sitting in on harmonica for 1962's "Midnight Special," a defining version of Irving Burgie's gorgeous "Jamaica Farewell" from 1956, the adventurous worldbeat arrangement of "Turn the World Around" from 1977, an emotionally balanced rendition of Pete Seeger's haunting "Those Three Were on My Mind" from 1967, and an irresistible horn-led version of "Jump in the Line" from 1966's Calypso in Brass album. Belafonte's versatility may surprise some casual listeners who are only familiar with "Day O," and this set underscores his unique ability to find pop success with artful and socially committed material. Innovative, intelligent, and unceasingly creative, Belafonte is long overdue for a critical reappraisal.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Harry Belafonte, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Arranger - Bob Bollard, Producer - Jimmy Jones, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Bob Dylan, Harmonica
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Corwin and His Orchestra and Chorus, Performer - Joe Carlton, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Composer - Harry Belafonte, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Irving Burgie, Composer - Irving Burgie, Lyricist
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Howard Roberts, Conductor - Phil Ramone, Producer - Conrad Eugene Mauge, Jr., Composer - Conrad Eugene Mauge, Jr., Lyricist - Max C. Freedman, Arranger - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Bill Eaton, Producer - Orchestra, Performer
Originally Recorded 1966 All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Fred Hellerman, Composer - Fred Hellerman, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Bill Eaton, Conductor - Bill Eaton, Arranger - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Lester Judson, Composer - Lester Judson, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1967. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Bob Freedman, Arranger - Phil Ramone, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Composer - Harry Belafonte, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Howard A. Roberts, Performer - Bill Eaton, Producer - Irving Burgie, Composer - Irving Burgie, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1966. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Robert Corman, Conductor - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Bob Bollard, Producer - Frederic E. Weatherly, Composer - Frederic E. Weatherly, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1959. All Rights Reserved By BMG Music
Frantz Casseus, Guitar - Lord Burgess, Composer - Lord Burgess, Lyricist - Lord Burgess, Guitar - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Al Hall, Bass - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Norman Keenan, Bass - Kelly Martin, Drums - E.O. Welker, Producer
Originally Recorded 1955. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Falumi Prince, Percussion - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Steve Thornton, Congas - Steve Thornton, Bongos - Robert Freedman, Composer - Robert Freedman, Lyricist - Howard Johnson, Tube - Fred Jacobs, Trumpet - Francisco Centeno, Bass - Babe Clarke, Alto Saxophone - Dom Um Romao, Percussion - Coleridge Taylor Perkinson, Vocal Arranger - Jose Rodrigues, Trombone - Thelmo M. Porto, Percussion - Leopoldo Pimeda, Trombone - Danny Cahn, Trumpet - Nana, Percussion - Keith Loving, Guitar - Michael Tobas, Drums - Brian Moore, Keyboards - Claudio Roditi, Trumpet - Gloria Agostini, Harp - Hal Archer, Flute - Hal Archer, Alto Saxophone - Jorge Renan, Guitar - Scott Kuney, Guitar - Dom Salvador, Keyboards - Dom Salvador, Orchestrator - Mauricio Smith, Flute - Mauricio Smith, Alto Saxophone
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Freedman, Conductor - Bob Freedman, Arranger - Ewan MacColl, Lyricist - Ewan MacColl, Composer - Lena Horne & Harry Belafonte, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Jack Pleis, Producer - William Eaton, Conductor - William Eaton, Arranger - Lena Horne, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1969. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Frantz Casseus, Guitar - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Tomás Méndez, Composer - Tomás Méndez, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - E.O. Welker, Producer
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Fred Hellerman, Composer - Fred Hellerman, Lyricist - Marshall Barer, Composer - Marshall Barer, Lyricist - Joe Carlton, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra, Performer
Originally Recorded 1954. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Henri René, Conductor - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Hy Grill, Producer
Originally Recorded 1953. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Frantz Casseus, Guitar - Dennis Farnon, Producer - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Henri René, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Harry Belafonte, Arranger - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Will Lorin, Conductor - Will Lorin, Arranger
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jack D. Segal, Composer - Jack D. Segal, Lyricist - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Evelyn Levine, Composer - Evelyn Levine, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Dave Kapp, Producer - Hy Grill, Producer
Originally Recorded 1952. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Mundell Lowe, Guitar - Eddie Sauter, Conductor - Norman Span, Composer - Norman Span, Lyricist - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Herman "Trigger" Alpert, Bass - Tony Scott, Flute - Dave Kapp, Producer - Donald Alpert, Drums - Hy Grill, Producer
Originally Recorded 1952. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Millard Thomas, Guitar - Harry Belafonte, Arranger - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - E.O. Welker, Producer
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Burgie, Composer - Burgie, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Bob Bollard, Producer - Ralph Hunter, Conductor
Originally recorded 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tony Scott And His Orchestra, Performer - Henri René, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Norman Span, Composer - Norman Span, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1955. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Harry Belafonte, Performer - Ed Begley, Recording Engineer - Jack Pleis, Producer - Don McLean, Composer - Don McLean, Lyricist - Robert Freedman, Arranger
(P) 1973 BMG Music
Bob Freedman, Arranger - Bill Eaton, Producer - Raymond Bell, Composer - Raymond Bell, Lyricist - S. Samuel, Composer - S. Samuel, Lyricist - Howard Roberts, Conductor - Gabriel Oller, Composer - Gabriel Oller, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - R. Deleon, Composer - R. Deleon, Lyricist - Phil Ramone, Producer
(P) 1966 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
DISC 2
Mundell Lowe, Guitar - Eddie Sauter, Conductor - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Herman "Trigger" Alpert, Bass - Tony Scott, Flute - Dave Kapp, Producer - Donald Alpert, Drums - Hy Grill, Producer
Originally Recorded 1952. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Ernest Calabria, Guitar - Bill Eaton, Arranger - William Eaton, Band Leader - Al Shackman, Guitar - Roberts, Adaptor - William Salter, Bass - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Meloy, Adaptor - Harry Belafonte, Performer
Originally Recorded 1967. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Millard Thomas, Conductor - Norman Luboff Choir, Performer - Henri René, Producer - Norman Luboff, Composer - Norman Luboff, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Composer - Harry Belafonte, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Vocal
Originally released 1956 . All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Robert Corman, Conductor - Harry Belafonte, Performer - C.C. Carter, Composer - C.C. Carter, Lyricist - Bob Bollard, Producer
Originally Recorded 1959. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Harry Belafonte, Performer - Don McLean, Composer - Don McLean, Lyricist - David Spinozza, Guitar
(P) 1973 BMG Music
Ernest Calabria, Guitar - Bill Eaton, Arranger - Bill Eaton, Conductor - Al Shackman, Guitar - William Salter, Bass - Ralph MacDonald, Congas - Pete Seeger, Composer - Pete Seeger, Lyricist - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Francis Taylor, Composer - Francis Taylor, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Percy Brice, Drums
Originally Released 1967. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Falumi Prince, Percussion - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Steve Thornton, Congas - Steve Thornton, Bongos - Howard Johnson, Tube - Fred Jacobs, Trumpet - Francisco Centeno, Bass - Babe Clarke, Alto Saxophone - Dom Um Romao, Percussion - Coleridge Taylor Perkinson, Vocal Arranger - Jose Rodrigues, Trombone - Thelmo M. Porto, Percussion - Leopoldo Pimeda, Trombone - Danny Cahn, Trumpet - Nana, Percussion - Keith Loving, Guitar - Michael Tobas, Drums - Brian Moore, Keyboards - Claudio Roditi, Trumpet - Gloria Agostini, Harp - Hal Archer, Flute - Hal Archer, Alto Saxophone - Theophilus Woods, Composer - Theophilus Woods, Lyricist - Jorge Renan, Guitar - Irving Burgie, Composer - Irving Burgie, Lyricist - Scott Kuney, Guitar - Dom Salvador, Keyboards - Dom Salvador, Orchestrator - Mauricio Smith, Flute - Mauricio Smith, Alto Saxophone
(P) 1977 SONY BMG Music MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Dick Holler, Composer - Dick Holler, Lyricist - Bob Freedman, Conductor - Bob Freedman, Arranger - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Jack Pleis, Producer - William Eaton, Arranger - William Eaton, Conductor
Originally Recorded 1970. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Harry Belafonte, Arranger - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Jimmy Jones, Performer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Milt Okun, Lyricist - Milt Okun, Composer - Bob Corman, Conductor - Corman, Composer - Corman, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Composer - Harry Belafonte, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Bob Bollard, Producer - The Belafonte Folk Singers, Performer
Originally Recorded 1959. All rights reserved by BMG Music
William Attaway, Composer - William Attaway, Lyricist - Millard Thomas, Conductor - Norman Luboff Choir, Performer - Henri René, Producer - Norman Luboff, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Composer - Harry Belafonte, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Vocal
Originally released 1956 . All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jester Hairston, Composer - Jester Hairston, Lyricist - Frantz Casseus, Guitar - Dennis Farnon, Producer - William Lorin, Conductor - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Henri René, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal
Originally recorded 1956. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Robert Corman, Conductor - Lord Melody, Composer - Lord Melody, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Bob Bollard, Producer
Originally Recorded 1959. All Rights Reserved by BMG
Falumi Prince, Percussion - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Harry Belafonte, Composer - Harry Belafonte, Lyricist - Steve Thornton, Congas - Steve Thornton, Bongos - Howard Johnson, Tube - Fred Jacobs, Trumpet - Francisco Centeno, Bass - Babe Clarke, Alto Saxophone - Dom Um Romao, Percussion - Coleridge Taylor Perkinson, Vocal Arranger - Jose Rodrigues, Trombone - Falumi, Performer - Thelmo M. Porto, Percussion - Leopoldo Pimeda, Trombone - Danny Cahn, Trumpet - Nana, Percussion - Keith Loving, Guitar - Michael Tobas, Drums - Brian Moore, Keyboards - Claudio Roditi, Trumpet - Gloria Agostini, Harp - Hal Archer, Flute - Hal Archer, Alto Saxophone - Odetta, Composer - Odetta, Lyricist - Jorge Renan, Guitar - Scott Kuney, Guitar - Dom Salvador, Orchestrator - Dom Salvador, Keyboards - Mauricio Smith, Flute - Mauricio Smith, Alto Saxophone
(P) 1977 SONY BMG Music MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Millard Thomas, Conductor - Norman Luboff Choir, Performer - Henri René, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Hall Johnson, Composer - Hall Johnson, Lyricist
Originally released 1956 . All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Hugo Montenegro, Arranger - Harvey Schmidt, Composer - Harvey Schmidt, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Executive Producer - Howard A. Roberts, Conductor - Bill Eaton, Coordinator - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Tom Jones, Composer - Tom Jones, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1966. All rights reserved by BMG Music
William Attaway, Composer - William Attaway, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Bob Bollard, Producer - Irving Burgie, Composer - Irving Burgie, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1959. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Albumbeschreibung
Harry Belafonte's influence on pop music is much more far reaching then many realize, as he was one of the first performers to bring worldbeat rhythms to the U.S. charts in the postwar era. Born in Harlem, but spending a good part of his childhood in his mother's native Jamaica, Belafonte grew up straddling cultures and musical styles, and bridging perceived differences became his calling card as an entertainer. His silky smooth mixture of jazz, folk, pop, and art song, often with impossibly infectious West Indies-styled accompaniment, coupled with his charismatic good looks and easy, hip coolness and sharp racial and political sense meant he was never reduced to being a mere commodity, even though he spent his whole career on major labels. This generous two-disc set (both discs track in at over 70 minutes) is the first affordable cross-label Belafonte collection to combine highlights from his stays at both the RCA and CBS labels, and the selections included here, spanning the years 1952 to 1977, were made by Belafonte himself. There's very little to quibble about (although one wonders about including a live version of his biggest hit, "Banana Boat Song (Day O)," instead of the original single version), and this thoughtfully sequenced set is easily the best introduction to the full range of his work currently on the market. Highlights are many, but include a 20-year-old Bob Dylan sitting in on harmonica for 1962's "Midnight Special," a defining version of Irving Burgie's gorgeous "Jamaica Farewell" from 1956, the adventurous worldbeat arrangement of "Turn the World Around" from 1977, an emotionally balanced rendition of Pete Seeger's haunting "Those Three Were on My Mind" from 1967, and an irresistible horn-led version of "Jump in the Line" from 1966's Calypso in Brass album. Belafonte's versatility may surprise some casual listeners who are only familiar with "Day O," and this set underscores his unique ability to find pop success with artful and socially committed material. Innovative, intelligent, and unceasingly creative, Belafonte is long overdue for a critical reappraisal.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 37 track(s)
- Total length: 02:32:41
- Main artists: Harry Belafonte
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Internationaal variété
This compilation (P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
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