Harry Belafonte – The Midnight Special
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Harry Belafonte – vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Harry Belafonte]
Harmonica - Bob Dylan [click here to see more vinyl featuring Bob Dylan]
Bass – Norman Keenan
Drums – Danny Barrajanos, Don Lamond, Percy Brice
Guitar - Ernie Calabria, Millard Thomas
Saxophone - Jerome Richardson
Trumpet - Joe Wilder
Conductor, Arranged by Jimmy Jones
1LP, Standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Speakers Corner
Original Label : RCA Victor
Engineered and mastered by Bob Simpson
Produced by Hugo Montenegro
Liner Notes by Bob Bollard
Photography by Peter Perri
Originally released in 1962
Reissued in 2003
Tracks :
Side A
- Midnight Special
- Crawdad Song
- Memphis Tennessee
- Gotta Travel On
- Did You Hear About Jerry?
Side B
- On Top Of Old Smokey
- Muleskinner
- Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad
- Michael Row The Boat Ashore
Reviews:
“Known to rock collectors as being the first album to feature Bob Dylan (he plays harmonica on the title track), The Midnight Special is also a record that best exemplifies Harry Belafonte's uniqueness as a recording artist. Belafonte's main strength as a performer has been his ability to effect unique interpretations of traditional material. Combining blues, big band, gospel, and soul, Belafonte utilizes mainly traditional material on one of his best programmed albums of the sixties. The folk warhorse "On Top of Old Smokey" becomes a bluesy, supercharged six-minute epic which generates excitement as it increases in intensity, only to fade away in its denouement. "Muleskinner" is country music legend Jimmie Rodgers' "Blue Yodel No. 8," made all the more exciting by the Belafonte Folk Singers' whistles, shouts, and slaps. Other highlights include "Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad," a prison work song transformed into an after hours blues and the folk standard "Crawdad Song," which becomes a rousing big band stomp. Belafonte's notorious perfectionism in the studio apparently didn't sit well with the 20-year old Dylan, who walked out on the session after recording only one title.” AllMusic Review by Cary Ginell
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.35 / 5