Harry Belafonte

~ Release by Harry Belafonte (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Matilda
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-17)
orchestra:
Tony Scott and His Orchestra (on 1955-08-17)
arranger:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor)
recording of:
Matilda (on 1955-08-17)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Span
arranger:
Harry Thomas
publisher:
Budde (publisher) (in 1968) and Edition Primus (in 1968)
53:38
2Venezuela
recording engineer:
Harry Belafonte
producer:
Jack Rollins
vocals:
The Belafonte Singers
arranger:
Fred Norman
2:43
3Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
producer:
Henri René
bongos:
Carlos Vidal (Cuban percussionist) (on 1955-08-18)
congas:
Modesto Doran Martinez (on 1955-08-18)
double bass:
Eugene Wright (bass) (on 1955-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Irv Kluger (on 1955-08-18)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1955-08-18) and Millard J. Thomas (on 1955-08-18)
piano:
John F. Williams Jr. (50s US soul/jazz pianist) (on 1955-08-18)
saxophone:
Buddy Collette (on 1955-08-18), Jimmy Giuffre (on 1955-08-18), Harry Klee (on 1955-08-18), Bud Shank (on 1955-08-18) and Herbert Stewart (on 1955-08-18)
timbales:
Frank Guerrero (on 1955-08-18)
trombone:
John Haliburton (on 1955-08-18), Ed Kusby (on 1955-08-18) and Si Zentner (on 1955-08-18)
trumpet:
Conte Candoli (on 1955-08-18), Buddy Childers (on 1955-08-18) and Maynard Ferguson (on 1955-08-18)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-18)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-18)
conductor:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1955-08-18)
performer:
David Klein (on 1955-08-18)
recording of:
Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair) (on 1955-08-18)
lyricist:
Jack O. Segal (US songwriter) (in 1949)
composer:
Evelyn Danzig (in 1949)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Helton Music and Mills Music Limited
3:14
4Lean on Me
tenor saxophone:
Brew Moore (in 1949-04)
trumpet:
Howard McGhee (in 1949-04)
orchestra:
Howard McGhee and His Orchestra (in 1949-04)
recording of:
Lean on Me (in 1949-04)
composer:
Alan Greene and Edwin Waldman
3:14
5I Still Get a Thrill (Thinking of You)
producer:
Monte Kay
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
I Still Get a Thrill (Thinking of You) (in 1949)
composer:
J. Fred Coots and Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter)
2:44
6Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recording engineer:
Harry Belafonte
producer:
Jack Rollins
double bass:
Tommy Potter
guitar:
Jimmy Raney
piano:
Al Haig
tenor saxophone:
Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte
arranger:
Fred Norman
cover recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
2:57
7The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
producer:
Jack Rollins
double bass:
Tommy Potter
guitar:
Jimmy Raney
piano:
Al Haig
tenor saxophone:
Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte
arranger:
Fred Norman
recording of:
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
lyricist:
Buddy Bernier
composer:
Buddy Bernier and Jerry Brainin
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:51
8Annabelle Lee
producer:
Jack Rollins
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte
vocals:
The Belafonte Singers
arranger:
Fred Norman
recording of:
Annabelle Lee
additional lyricist:
Edgar Allan Poe (American writer)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Segal (US songwriter)
is based on:
Annabel Lee
recording of:
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway version made famous by Harry Belafonte)
additional lyricist:
William Attaway (in 1955) and Irving Burgie (in 1955)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Publishing Ltd and Lord Burgess Music Publishing Co.
lyrics quoted on:
Don’t Wanna Go Home
version of:
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Original folk song)
2:41
9Close Your Eyes
producer:
Monte Kay
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (on 1949-07-19)
cover recording of:
Close Your Eyes (on 1949-07-19)
lyricist and composer:
Bernice Petkere (in 1933)
publisher:
Bernice Petkere Music Company, CBS Miller Catalog, Inc. and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1933)
2:31
10Whispering
producer:
Monte Kay
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Whispering
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
2:19
11Recognition
tenor saxophone:
Brew Moore (in 1949-04)
trumpet:
Howard McGhee (in 1949-04)
orchestra:
Howard McGhee and His Orchestra (in 1949-04)
recording of:
Recognition (in 1949-04)
composer:
Harry Belafonte
2:55
12Only One Like Me2:43
13Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
producer:
Monte Kay
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra
recording of:
Motherless Child
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:20
14Simple, Simple, Simple
producer:
Jack Rollins
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte
vocals:
The Belafonte Singers
arranger:
Fred Norman
recording of:
Simple, Simple, Simple
composer:
Evelyn Danzig and Jack Segal (US songwriter)
3:08
15[unknown]
2:58
16[unknown]
3:10