Beautiful (Candido Camero album)
Appearance
Beautiful | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1970 | |||
Recorded | October 20 & 27, 1970 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 46:42 | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
Producer | Joe Cain | |||
Candido Camero chronology | ||||
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Beautiful is an album by Cuban jazz percussionist Candido Camero recorded in 1970 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] The album has sonic influences from North America, West Africa and Cuba itself.[2]
Reception
[edit]The Allmusic review by Matt Collar awarded the album 3 stars stating "Beautiful isn't the most essential of Candido's recordings, but should hold a fascination for funk-jazz enthusiasts".[3]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing
[edit]- All compositions by Joe Cain and Candido Camero except as indicated
- "I'm on My Way" (Richie Havens) - 3:11
- "Tic Tac Toe" (Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Al Jackson, Jr., Booker T. Jones) - 4:03
- "Hey, Western Union Man" (Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) - 3:29
- "Serenade to a Savage" (Joe Garland) - 4:36
- "New World in the Morning" (Roger Whittaker) - 3:28
- "Beautiful" - 2:54
- "I Shouldn't Believe" (Kelly Montgomery) - 3:26
- "Money Man" - 5:07
- "Ghana Spice, Pt. 1" - 3:06
- "Ghana Spice, Pt. 2" - 4:22
- Recorded at A&R Studios in New York City on October 20 (tracks 1-3 & 5) and October 27 (tracks 4 & 6-10), 1970.
Personnel
[edit]- Candido Camero - conga, bongos
- Bernie Glow, Pat Russo - trumpet (tracks 1-3 & 5-10)
- Alan Raph - trombone, bass trombone (tracks 1-3 & 5-10)
- Joe Grimm - soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-10)
- Frank Anderson - piano, organ
- David Spinozza - guitar
- Jerry Jemmott (tracks 1-3 & 5), Richard Davis - electric bass
- Herbie Lovelle - drums
- Joe Cain - arranger
References
[edit]- ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed January 2, 2011
- ^ Dwek, Joel. "CUBA: Beautiful - Cándido". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b Collar, M. Allmusic Review accessed January 2, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.