Riding high on the success of the Calypso album, Harry Belafonte went back to doing what he had started out to do: record a variety of folk songs from different cultures around the world.
This album exhibited his widest scope of selections yet, including songs from Haiti ("Merci Bon Dieu"), Israel ("Hava Nageela"), and Mexico ("Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma"), the latter a six minute tour de force.
Although Belafonte would never score with a single as big as "Day O" again, An Evening With Belafonte did include the West Indian Christmas song "Mary's Boy Child," which became a huge seller in Great Britain.
It was becoming apparent that Harry Belafonte was not interested in having hit singles, but only to present his albums as miniature lessons in global folk music.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merci Bon Dieu | Harry Belafonte | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Once WasWilliam Lorin | Harry Belafonte | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Hava NageelaTraditional | Harry Belafonte | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Danny Boy | Harry Belafonte | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | The Drummer and the Cook | Harry Belafonte | Play | 02:06 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Come O My Love | Harry Belafonte | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Shenandoah | Harry Belafonte | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Mary's Boy ChildTomas Mendez | Harry Belafonte | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma | Harry Belafonte | Play | 05:29 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Eden Was Just Like ThisLord Burgess | Harry Belafonte | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | When the Saints Go Marching InTraditional | Harry Belafonte | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Mary's Boy ChildJester Hairston | Harry Belafonte | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Merci Bon DieuFrantz Casseus | Harry Belafonte | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu PalomaTomas Mendez | Harry Belafonte | Play | 05:29 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Once WasWilliam Lorin | Harry Belafonte | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Hava NageelaTraditional | Harry Belafonte | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | When the Saints Go Marching InTraditional | Harry Belafonte | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 65 mins | 151 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Arno | Violin |
| 2 | Israel Baker | Violin |
| 3 | H. Barnett | Violin |
| 4 | Harry Belafonte | Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 5 | Clifton Best | Guitar |
| 6 | A. Brown | Viola |
| 7 | Marjorie Call | Harp |
| 8 | Pete Candoli | Trumpet |
| 9 | Frantz Casseus | Composer |
| 10 | Jimmy Cleveland | Trombone |
| 11 | Cozy Cole | Drums |
| 12 | Ray Conniff | Trombone |
| 13 | Attilio DePalma | French Horn |
| 14 | Jack Dumont | Saxophone |
| 15 | Dennis Farnon | Producer |
| 16 | Victor Garber | Saxophone |
| 17 | Alex Gershunoff | Saxophone |
| 18 | Doc Goldberg | Bass |
| 19 | Urbie Green | Trombone |
| 20 | Gigi Gryce | Saxophone |
| 21 | Jester Hairston | Composer |
| 22 | Bob Haring, Jr. | Librarian |
| 23 | Francis L. "Joe" Howard | Trombone |
| 24 | Jules Jacob | Saxophone |
| 25 | Osie Johnson | Drums |
| 26 | Harry Jones | Piano |
| 27 | Jerome G. Kasin | Violin |
| 28 | Sol Kindler | Violin |
| 29 | Robert S. Levine | Violin |
| 30 | Ivor Lloyd | Trumpet |
| 31 | Lord Burgess | Composer |
| 32 | William Lorin | Arranger, Composer, Leader |
| 33 | Arnold Manchester | Librarian |
| 34 | Charlie Margulis | Trumpet |
| 35 | A. Materazzi | Saxophone |
| 36 | Hal McKusick | Saxophone |
| 37 | Paul McLarand | Saxophone |
| 38 | Tomas Mendez | Composer |
| 39 | Jimmy Nottingham | Trumpet |
| 40 | Ed Powell | Saxophone |
| 41 | Robert Pownall | Tuba |
| 42 | Uan Rasey | Trumpet |
| 43 | W. Rauch | Trombone |
| 44 | Joseph Reilick | Viola |
| 45 | Henri René | Producer |
| 46 | Gustave Rosseels | Violin |
| 47 | Mike Rubin | Bass |
| 48 | Albert Saparoff | Violin |
| 49 | Jack Satterfield | Trombone |
| 50 | Sol Schlinger | Saxophone |
| 51 | Wilbur Schwartz | Saxophone |
| 52 | Louis Singer | Percussion |
| 53 | Marshall Sosson | Violin |
| 54 | Traditional | Composer |
| 55 | Abel Antonio Villa | Clarinet (Bass), Contractor |
| 56 | Bart Wallace | Trumpet |
| 57 | Eddie Wasserman | Saxophone |
| 58 | Edward O. Welker | Producer |
| 59 | Hugo Winterhalter | Producer |
| 60 | Jack Zayde | Violin |
| 61 | Si Zentner | Trombone |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |