Calypso Blues

by Kenny Clarke, Francy Boland Sextet, The Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland Sextet, Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band

Overview

The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band was an exciting group, though infrequently recorded, but this Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Sextet date has a much different character. The percussion of Joe Harris, the vibes and bongos of Fats Sadi, and Sahib Shihab's flute are the dominant instruments, providing the calypso flavor that makes up most of the music in this 1965 studio session. Unfortunately, the persistent, and often overly loud, percussion drowns out the piano and flute all too often, and there is a certain sameness and predictability from one track to the next. The music ranges from Latin classics like "Tin Tin Deo" and "Con Alma" to standards like "Invitation" that suffer from the excessive percussion. More successful are the bongo-free tracks, especially those featuring bassist Jimmy Woode's fine vocals, including "Lush Life" and "Born to Be Blue" (though the vocal on the latter is plagued with a distracting echo). This rather uneven CD has some strong points, but unless one is a serious collector of the recordings that Clarke and Boland made together, it can be safely bypassed. ~ Ken Dryden

Product Details

Release Date:	10/19/1998
Label:	Rearward
UPC:	8018344121017
Rank:	104725

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland Sextet   Primary Artist
Kenny Clarke   Primary Artist,Drums
Francy Boland Sextet   Primary Artist
Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band   Primary Artist
Joe Harris   Percussion
Francy Boland   Piano
Fats Sadi   Bongos,Vibraphone
Sahib Shihab   Flute

Technical Credits

Gigi Campi   Supervisor,Producer
Wolfgang Hirschmann   Engineer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Ines Kaiser   Photography
Jens Muller-Koslowski   Digital Remastering
Paul Weston   Composer
Jimmy Woode   Composer
Dizzy Gillespie   Composer
Chano Pozo   Composer
Francy Boland   Arranger,Composer
Luiz Bonfa   Composer
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
Davide Rosa   Project Coordinator
Luciano Cantone   Project Coordinator
Axel Stordahl   Composer
Nat King Cole   Composer
Mel Torme   Composer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Mike Hennessey   Liner Notes
Gerardo Frisina   Project Coordinator
Bronislaw Kaper   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Gil Fuller   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Sahib Shihab   Composer