Latin Kaleidoscope
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.
Reception
awarded the album 3 stars. On All About Jazz, Douglas Payne said "Latin Kaleidoscope is two suites that are more traditionally Latinate, with the band swinging on well-written parts to a panoply of well-used percussion elements".Track listing
All compositions by Francy Boland, except where indicated.- "Un Graso de Areia" - 4:57
- "Duas Rosas" - 2:20
- "A Rosa Negra" - 1:57
- "Uma Fita de Tres Cores" - 4:47
- "Olhos Negros" - 4:00
- "Ramo de Flores" - 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
- 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