Jump Up Calypso [Gold CD]

Harry Belafonte | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 22, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Gold CD
• Label: Dcc Compact Classics
• ASIN: B00000018X
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,197 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #88 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Calypso

Track Listings

1. Sweetheart from Venezuela

2. Go Down Emanuel Road

3. The Baby Boy

4. Gloria

5. Land of the Sea and Sun

6. Goin' Down Jordan

7. Jump in the Line

8. Kingston Market

9. Monkey

10. These Are the Times

11. Bally Mena

12. Angelina

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Time Is Guaranteed!, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Jump Up Calypso (Audio CD)

My parents had most of Harry Belafonte's albums and we played them til the grooves came off. This is my favorite album of Harry's and sounds as fresh today as it did when it first came out many years ago. Next time you have a BBQ get this (or any Harry Belafonte)cd out and get ready to party hearty!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the classics, July 29, 2000

By 

Rob Damm - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jump Up Calypso (Audio CD)

This is a record that belongs in everyone's collection, regardless of the type of music you like. There is something for everyone, from the absolutely heartbreaking "Land of sea and sun" to the infectious "Monkey". The backing of the Trinidad steel band is just immaculate, and recording-wise, this is one of the great ones. Recorded in RCA's studios in late 60-61, it is one of the finest, most vibrant stero recordings the RCA engineers produced, and that's saying a lot. Warm, detailed, and airy. A great sytem-showoff disc.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two more stars than five, at least!, February 16, 2009

By 

Peter M. Stocks (Riverside, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jump Up Calypso (Audio CD)

Jump Up Calypso This is one of those albums that most everyone loving the music of people celebrating life needs to have in their collection. It is, likewise, a necessary element in any world music collection. It remains true to its title and is the essential album for showing "Calypso" as a viable musical genre and not just a footnote in American pop.

It is a true shame that production has ceased. Rhino or some other class act organization should hurry this gem, as originally marketed, back into production and onto the market.