Latin Kaleidoscope

Latin Kaleidoscope
Studio album by Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
Released	1968
Recorded	August 28 & 29, 1968 Lindström Studios, Cologne, Germany
Genre	Jazz
Label	MPS MPS 15 213
Producer	Gigi Campi
Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band chronology
More (1968) Latin Kaleidoscope (1968) Fellini 712 (1969)
Prestige Records cover

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.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[6] On All About Jazz, Douglas Payne said "Latin Kaleidoscope is comprised of two suites that are more traditionally Latinate, with the band swinging on well-written parts to a panoply of well-used percussion elements".^[7]

Track listing

All compositions by Francy Boland except as indicated

1. "Un Graso de Areia" (Gary McFarland) - 4:57
2. "Duas Rosas" (McFarland) - 2:20
3. "A Rosa Negra" (McFarland) - 1:57
4. "Uma Fita de Tres Cores" - 4:47
5. "Olhos Negros" (McFarland) - 4:00
6. "Ramo de Flores" (McFarland) - 2:00
7. "Fiebre Cuban" - 2:25
8. "Mambo de las Brujas" - 4:09
9. "Strano Sueno" - 4:00
10. "Cara Bruja" - 2:06
11. "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

References