Latin Kaleidoscope
| Latin Kaleidoscope | ||||
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | August 28 & 29, 1968 | |||
| Studio | Lindström Studios, Cologne, Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | MPS MPS 15 213 | |||
| Producer | Gigi Campi | |||
| Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band chronology | ||||
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| Prestige Records cover | ||||
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Latin Kaleidoscope is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1968 and released on the MPS label in Europe and also released in the US on Prestige Records.[1][2][3][4][5]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[6] On All About Jazz, Douglas Payne said "Latin Kaleidoscope is comprised of two suites that are more traditionally Latinate, with the band swinging on well-written parts to a panoply of well-used percussion elements".[7]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Francy Boland, except where indicated.
- "Un Graso de Areia" (Gary McFarland) - 4:57
- "Duas Rosas" (McFarland) - 2:20
- "A Rosa Negra" (McFarland) - 1:57
- "Uma Fita de Tres Cores" - 4:47
- "Olhos Negros" (McFarland) - 4:00
- "Ramo de Flores" (McFarland) - 2:00
- "Fiebre Cuban" - 2:25
- "Mambo de las Brujas" - 4:09
- "Strano Sueno" - 4:00
- "Cara Bruja" - 2:06
- "Crespusculo y Aurora" - 6:47
Personnel
[edit]- Kenny Clarke - drums
- Francy Boland - piano, arranger
- Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Duško Gojković, Milo Pavlovic, Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
- Nat Peck, Åke Persson, Eric van Lier - trombone
- Derek Humble, Phil Woods - alto saxophone
- Johnny Griffin, Ronnie Scott, Tony Coe - tenor saxophone
- Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone, flute
- Jean Warland, Jimmy Woode - bass
- Kenny Clare - drums
- Shake Keane, Albert Heath, Tony Inzalaco, Sabu Martinez - percussion
References
[edit]- ^ Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band discography accessed October 14, 2015
- ^ MPS/SABA Records listing, accessed October 14, 2015
- ^ Prestige Records Catalog: 7700 series, accessed October 14, 2015
- ^ Dusko Gojkovic discography, accessed September 20, 2016
- ^ Bigband Paradise album entry accessed September 20, 2016
- ^ a b AllMusic listing, accessed October 14, 2015
- ^ Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band: Three Latin Adventures, All About Jazz, March 1, 1998