Belafonte at Carnegie Hall

Belafonte at Carnegie Hall is a live double album by Harry Belafonte issued by RCA Victor. It is the first of two Belafonte Carnegie Hall albums, and was recorded on April 19 and April 20, 1959. The concerts were benefits for The New Lincoln School and Wiltwyck School, respectively.

Belafonte at Carnegie Hall
Live album by Harry Belafonte
Released	October 1959
Recorded	April 19 and 20, 1959 at Carnegie Hall
Length	71:24 (CD)
Label	RCA Victor LOC-6006 6006-R 07863-56006
Producer	Bob Bollard
Harry Belafonte chronology
Love is a Gentle Thing (1959) Belafonte at Carnegie Hall (1959) Porgy and Bess (1959)

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The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1961 Grammy Awards.

CD track listing

The original RCA CD reissue on a single disc, omitted four tracks.

1. "Introduction/Darlin'Cora" – 3:59
2. "Sylvie" – 4:54
3. "Cotton Fields" – 4:18
4. "John Henry" – 5:11
5. "The Marching Saints" – 2:50
6. "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" – 3:40
7. "Jamaica Farewell" – 5:10
8. "Mama Look a Boo Boo" – 5:24
9. "Come Back Liza" – 3:06
10. "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" – 4:23
11. "Hava Nagila" (Traditional) – 4:03
12. "Danny Boy" – 5:21
13. "Cucurucucú paloma" – 3:50
14. "Shenandoah" – 3:48
15. "Matilda" – 11:27

Original LP track listing

"ACT I-MOODS OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO"

Side one

1. "Introduction/Darlin' Cora"
2. "Sylvie"
3. "Cotton Fields"
4. "John Henry"
5. "Take My Mother Home"

Side two

1. "The Marching Saints"

"ACT II-IN THE CARIBBEAN"

1. "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)"
2. "Jamaica Farewell"
3. "Man Piaba"
4. "All My Trials"

Side three

1. "Mama Look a Boo Boo"
2. "Come Back Liza"
3. "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)"

"ACT III-ROUND THE WORLD"

1. "Hava Nagila"
2. "Danny Boy"
3. "Merci Bon Dieu"

Side four

1. "Cucurrucucu Paloma"
2. "Shenandoah"
3. "Matilda"

The tracks in bold were omitted from the original U.S. RCA CD issue one 1 disc; The complete album was available only on RCA CD releases (on 2 discs) in Germany and Japan.

Personnel

Musicians

• Harry Belafonte – vocals
• Millard Thomas – guitar
• Raphael Boguslav – guitar
• Danny Barrajanos – bongos, conga
• Norman Keenan – bass

Production

• Bob Bollard – producer, liner notes
• Orchestra Conducted by Bob Corman
• Bob Simpson – engineer
• Lee Friedlander – cover photo
• John Gundelfinger – interior illustration[1]

References

Notes

1. Obituary The New York Times (January 31, 1991)

Sources

• Belafonte at Carnegie Hall: The Complete Concert, RCA Victor LOC-6006 (1959)

External links

• Belafonte At Carnegie Hall: The Complete Concert