Beautiful (Candido Camero album)

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]

Beautiful
Studio album by
Released1970
RecordedOctober 20 & 27, 1970
GenreJazz
Length46:42
LabelBlue Note
ProducerJoe Cain
Candido Camero chronology
Man of a Thousand Fingers
(1969)
Beautiful
(1970)
Drum Fever
(1973)

Reception

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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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings     [4]

Track listing

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed January 2, 2011
  2. ^ Dwek, Joel. "CUBA: Beautiful - Cándido". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b Collar, M. Allmusic Review accessed January 2, 2011
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.