Very Best of Harry Belafonte [RCA] (2001) more music like this

by Harry Belafonte

RCA's Very Best of Harry Belafonte fulfills the title in fine fashion, compiling 20 of his best-known hits onto a single CD (though it cheats slightly by adding a pair of unreleased tracks, "Bam Bam Bamba" and "Two Brothers"). Fans of his breakout Calypso LP from 1956 will find several tracks here -- the obvious "Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" plus ...

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On Impulse! (2005) more music like this

by Sonny Rollins

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All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1978) more music like this

by Harry Belafonte

All Time Greatest Hits collects most of Harry Belafonte's biggest calypso hits, including "Banana Boat (Day-O)." Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Legends of Calypso (2002) more music like this

by Various Artists

A collection licensed from the Goombay Life archives featuring some of the greats of calypso's early days. Andre Toussaint, Calypso Mama, Blind Blake, and Mighty Panther all hand in a number of performances. As usual, the lyrical fare deals with gossip of the day and/or a good deal of sexual innuendos and double entendres. The music is a basic two ...

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Platinum & Gold Collection (2004) more music like this

by Harry Belafonte

This brief anthology collects some of the highlights of Harry Belafonte's long stint at RCA Victor from 1952 until his exit from the label's roster in 1972. While at RCA Belafonte was instrumental in introducing world music styles into the pop mainstream, and his tireless endorsement of folk music across all cultures led to a series of releases ...

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The Impulse Story (2006) more music like this

by Sonny Rollins

Sonny Rollins issued only three albums on the Impulse! label, all of them recorded between 1965 and 1966. This volume in The Impulse Story series features three tracks each from Sonny Rollins on Impulse!, Alfie (the music included consists of re-recorded titles he wrote for the score), and East Broadway Run Down. These three albums feature Rollins ...

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NEA Jazz Masters (2004) more music like this

by Various Artists

The NEA Jazz Masters program is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, and since 1982 has been handing out honors and cash to legendary jazz artists. This collection of past award-winners (which is limited to recordings released by labels owned currently by Universal, namely Verve, Impulse!, MCA, and Decca) makes for some great ...

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Sonny Rollins' Finest Hour (2002) more music like this

by Sonny Rollins

It seems amazing, really, given the casualty rate among the first wave of bop musicians, but Sonny Rollins has actually had a jazz career that stretches over a half-century and he is still active and recording in the early part of the 21st century. It hasn't been a haphazard career, either. While Rollins hasn't been as openly innovative and ...

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Greatest Hits (2000) more music like this

by Harry Belafonte

Digitally remastered in 2000, RCA's triple-disc package Greatest Hits is a stellar overview of Harry Belafonte's career, covering 53 tracks spanning the years 1952-1972. While Belafonte is, of course, best known for popularizing calypso music, Greatest Hits doesn't place a disproportionate emphasis on that aspect of his career; instead, the ...

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Sonny Rollins on Impulse! (1965) more music like this

by Sonny Rollins

In 1965 and 1966 tenor giant Sonny Rollins issued three albums for the Impulse label. They would be his last until 1972 when he re-emerged on the scene from a self-imposed retirement. This date is significant for the manner in which Rollins attacks five standards with a quartet that included pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Walter Booker and drummer ...

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Latin on Impulse (1998) more music like this

by Various Artists

Impulse never really concentrated on Latin jazz -- during the 1960s or the '90s -- but several of its artists had rich musical or cultural backgrounds in it. This compilation rounds up tracks from '60s Latin-tinged recordings by Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Gato Barbieri and Johnny Hartman, as well as Impulse's new school of artists including ...

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Roots of Acid Jazz [GRP] (1997) more music like this

by Various Artists

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Island in the Sun [Bear Family Box Set] (2002) more music like this

by Harry Belafonte

The German-based Bear Family is synonymous with serious archival releases for completists. The label's stringent attention to detail, top-shelf audio, as well as opulent packaging has earned the respect of any enthusiast lucky enough to obtain one of their titles. The five-volume Island in the Sun [Bear Family Box Set] continues that trend with ...

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Sings 24 Calypso & Folk Songs (2005) more music like this

by Harry Belafonte

This Portuguese Harry Belafonte compilation concentrates primarily on the lighter side of the singer's recordings for RCA Victor in the 1950s and '60s. Although most of his hits were in the calypso style, few of them are included (no "Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" or "Jamaica Farewell"), but the two sides of the minor U.S. chart single "Hold ‘Em Joe ...

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Green Dolphin Street (1978) more music like this

by Sonny Rollins

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NEA Jazz Masters (2005) more music like this

by Sonny Rollins

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