Look Over Yonder Be My Woman Gal/Glory Manger/Shake That Little Foot/Windin’ Road/Hoedown Blues/Try To Remember/Why’n Why/Contemporary Dance/In My Father’s House/Hayoshevit Baganim/Cruel War/Pig/Sailor Man/Merry Minuet/Boot Dance/Zombie Jamboree
Calypso king Harry Belafonte enjoyed his last US top twenty album hit with this double album. It features his acclaimed live set recorded at Greek Theatre, Los Angeles in August 1963. (US:17)
"By 1963, Harry Belafonte's live act had taken on the proportions of a theatrical event, tightly choreographed and rehearsed with elaborate production numbers. For a solid month during the summer of 1963, the act sold out Los Angeles' Greek Theatre, an open-air amphitheatre nestled in the Hollywood Hills."
"For Belafonte fans this recording is certainly the crowning glory of an artistically fruitful phase." "This live, double album was edited from performances recorded during that month, and despite a nagging echo, captures the excitement of the concerts, which helped make the 'Greek' world renowned."
"Belafonte's keen sense of humour and rapport with his audience are in evidence here, especially in the epic sing-along of the moment, Zombie Jamboree."
"This album marks the end of Belafonte's most artistically productive period on record. Other excellent albums followed Greek Theatre, but not with the consistency of those from 1959-63."
"If you like Belafonte Sings The Blues, you'll love this. For a live recording the sound is amazing and the song selection is superb."
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