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. The album stayed on the charts for over three years.
The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1959 Grammy Awards.
Critical reception
The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that the album captured "a spectacular live performance."
CD track listing
The original RCA CD reissue on a single disc, omitted four tracks. There have been several double disc releases since, that include all tracks (see LP track listing).
"Introduction/Darlin'Cora" – 3:59
"Sylvie" – 4:54
"Cotton Fields" – 4:18
"John Henry" – 5:11
"The Marching Saints" – 2:50
"The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" – 3:40
"Jamaica Farewell" – 5:10
"Mama Look a Boo Boo" – 5:24
"Come Back Liza" – 3:06
"Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" – 4:23
"Hava Nagila" (Traditional) – 4:03
"Danny Boy" – 5:21
"Cucurucucú paloma" – 3:50
"Shenandoah" – 3:48
"Matilda" – 11:27
Original LP track listing
"ACT I-MOODS OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO"
Side one
"Introduction/Darlin' Cora" (Fred Brooks) "Sylvie" (Huddie Ledbetter, Paul Campbell) "Cotton Fields" (C. C. Carter) "John Henry" (Paul Campbell) "Take My Mother Home" (Paul Johnson)
Side two
"The Marching Saints" (C. C. Carter) "ACT II-IN THE CARIBBEAN" "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" (Harry Belafonte, Lord Burgess, William Attaway) "Jamaica Farewell" (Lord Burgess) "Man Piaba" (Harry Belafonte, Jack Rollins) "All My Trials" (Rita Greene, C. C. Carter)
Side three
"Mama Look a Boo Boo" (Lord Melody) "Come Back Liza" (Lord Burgess, William Attaway) "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" (Harry Belafonte, Jack Segal) "ACT III-ROUND THE WORLD" "Hava Nagila" (arr. Harry Belafonte) "Danny Boy" (Fred Weatherly) "Merci Bon Dieu" (Frantz Casseus)
Side four
"Cucurrucucu Paloma" (Tomás Méndez) "Shenandoah" (Traditional) "Matilda" (Harry Thomas)
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 gold CD issue from Classic Records and a 2 CD hybrid SACD issue from Analogue Productions.
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
References
Notes
Sources
Belafonte at Carnegie Hall: The Complete Concert, RCA Victor LOC-6006 (1959)
