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Belafonte at Carnegie Hall is a live double album by Harry Belafonte. It is the first of two Belafonte Carnegie Hall albums, and was recorded on April 19 and April 20, 1959. The stereo version of the album was released on the RCA Victor label, in the "Living Stereo" series. The concerts were benefits for The New Lincoln School and Wiltwyck School, respectively.

The granddaddy of all live albums, this set captures the excitement of a Harry Belafonte concert at the height of his popularity. Sampled from two consecutive performances of identical material, Belafonte at Carnegie Hall was an anomaly at a time when only comedy albums were recorded outside of the studio environment. It wasn't the first live album ever made, but it was certainly the first to be a major financial and artistic success. It stayed on the best-selling album charts for over three years and remained in print until RCA discontinued pressing LPs.

From the opening trumpet fanfare and brief orchestral overture to the epic 12-minute version of "Matilda" (which set a standard for audience participation), the album never lets up. It is exciting, poignant, thrilling, intimate, and at times, spontaneously hilarious. Belafonte's mastery in front of an audience was never better displayed than here, a mastery that has resulted in him becoming one of the most popular concert draws in history. Producer Bob Bollard and orchestra leader Bob Corman deftly integrated the 47-piece orchestra into the performance but knew when to lie back to let Belafonte sing, accompanied by a small combo of two guitars, bass, and percussion. The concert is divided in three sections: "Moods of the American Negro," "In the Caribbean," and "Around the World." All the hits are here: "Day O," "Jamaica Farewell," "Mama Look a Boo Boo," and others, plus calypso, folk songs, chain gang songs, spirituals, and songs from other lands, representing a veritable best-of package of his first decade with RCA Victor. For sheer scope and genius of performance, this is the quintessential Belafonte package. ~ Cary Ginell, Rovi

A super rare, long out of print audiophile Hybrid SACD title - a FACTORY SEALED HYBRID SACD (playable on SACD and all CD players), PRESSED and ISSUED by RCA / BMG of a highly collectible title from their out of print SACD catalog - a superb Folk / Pop title featuring -

Harry Belafonte

Title of this Hybrid SACD -

Belafonte at Carnegie Hall

Track Listing on this hybrid SACD -

1. Introduction Darlin' Cora
2. Sylvie
3. Cotton Fields
4. John Henry
5. The Marching Saints
6. Day O
7. Jamaica Farewell
8. Mama Look A Boo Boo
9. Come Back Liza
10. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
11. Hava Nageela
12. Danny Boy
13. Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma
14. Shenandoah
15. Matilda

Performers -

• Vocals: Harry Belafonte
  Conductor: Roger Corman
  Vocals: Danny Barrajanos
  Bongos: Danny Barrajanos
  Conga: Danny Barrajanos
  Guitar: Millard Thomas, Raphael Boguslav
  Bass: Norm Keenan

The Hybrid SACD is from the ultra-rare RCA / BMG Hong Kong series of audiophile SACDs (out of print).

• Hybrid SACD catalog # 74321894852
• Made in the EU
• OUT OF PRINT
• Hybrid SACD issued in 2001
  

Condition & Notes -

The Hybrid SACD, Outer CASE and INSERTS are all in MINT condition - the CD is actually FACTORY SEALED!

This SACD is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).