Beautiful (Candido Camero album)

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

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".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Cain and Candido Camero except as indicated

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

References

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

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