Beautiful (Candido Camero album) explained

Beautiful
Type:	Album
Artist:	Candido Camero
Cover:	Beautiful (Candido Camero album).jpg
Released:	1970
Recorded:	October 20 & 27, 1970
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	46:42
Label:	Blue Note
Producer:	Joe Cain
Chronology:	Candido Camero
Prev Title:	Man of a Thousand Fingers
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Drum Fever
Next Year:	1973

Beautiful is an album by Cuban jazz percussionist Candido Camero recorded in 1970 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1] The album has sonic influences from North America, West Africa and Cuba itself.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Matt Collar awarded the album 3 stars stating "Beautiful isn't the most essential of Candido's recordings, but should hold a fascination for funk-jazz enthusiasts".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Cain and Candido Camero except as indicated

1. "I'm on My Way" (Richie Havens) - 3:11
2. "Tic Tac Toe" (Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Al Jackson, Jr., Booker T. Jones) - 4:03
3. "Hey, Western Union Man" (Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) - 3:29
4. "Serenade to a Savage" (Joe Garland) - 4:36
5. "New World in the Morning" (Roger Whittaker) - 3:28
6. "Beautiful" - 2:54
7. "I Shouldn't Believe" (Kelly Montgomery) - 3:26
8. "Money Man" - 5:07
9. "Ghana Spice, Pt. 1" - 3:06
10. "Ghana Spice, Pt. 2" - 4:22

• • Recorded at A&R Studios in New York City on October 20 (tracks 1-3 & 5) and October 27 (tracks 4 & 6-10), 1970.

Personnel

• Candido Camero - conga, bongos
• Bernie Glow, Pat Russo - trumpet (tracks 1-3 & 5-10)
• Alan Raph - trombone, bass trombone (tracks 1-3 & 5-10)
• Joe Grimm - soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-10)
  • Frank Anderson - piano, organ David Spinozza - guitar
• Jerry Jemmott (tracks 1-3 & 5), Richard Davis - electric bass
• Herbie Lovelle - drums
• Joe Cain - arranger

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4300-series/#bst-84357 Blue Note Records discography
2. Web site: Dwek . Joel . CUBA: Beautiful - Cándido . 25 October 2023 . 200worldalbums.com . en.
3. Collar, M. Allmusic Review accessed January 2, 2011