Harry Belafonte – The Midnight Special

By
Rugrat
Published: 01 May 2010 4:00 AM EDTPosted in: FolkTags:

After the Carnegie Hall double-LP, The Midnight Special is probably my all-time favourite Belafonte LP. The song titles indicate a folk album, but the infusion of jazz and soul makes it so much richer – even the classic Michael Row the Boat Ashore is swinging!

Personnel:

Millard Thomas, Ernie Calabria: guitar
Norman Keenan: bass
Danny Barrajanos, Don Lamond, Percy Brice: drums
Joe Wilder: trumpet solos
Jerome Richardson: saxophone solos
Bob Dylan: harmonica (on The Midnight Special)

Track Listing:

  1. The Midnight Special
  2. Crawdad Song
  3. Memphis Tennessee
  4. Gotta Travel On
  5. Did You Hear About Jerry?
  6. On Top of Old Smokey
  7. Muleskinner
  8. Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad
  9. Michael Row the Boat Ashore

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