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

1. Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band discography accessed October 14, 2015
2. MPS/SABA Records listing, accessed October 14, 2015
3. Prestige Records Catalog: 7700 series, accessed October 14, 2015
4. Dusko Gojkovic discography, accessed September 20, 2016
5. Bigband Paradise album entry accessed September 20, 2016
6. Allmusic listing, accessed October 14, 2015
7. Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band: Three Latin Adventures, All About Jazz, March 1, 1998