A1 I'm On My Way (3:08) A2 Tic Tac Toe (4:00) A3 Hey, Western Union Man (3:25) A4 Serenade To A Savage (4:31) A5 New World In The Morning (3:22) B1 Beautiful (2:50) B2 I Shouldn't Believe (3:21) B3 Money Man (5:04) B4 Ghana Spice (Part One) (3:05) B5 Ghana Spice (Part Two) (4:19)
Bass [Fender] - Jerry Jemmott , Richard Davis (tracks: A4, B1 to B5) Congas, Bongos - Candido Drums - Herbie Lovelle Guitar - David Spinozza Piano, Organ - Frank Anderson Producer, Arranged By - Joe Cain Saxophone, Flute - Joe Grimm Trombone - Alan Raph Trumpet - Bernie Glow , Pat Russo
Featuring
his usual touring band, conga master Candido released the funky
Beautiful in 1970. His first release for Blue Note -- following his
Solid State debut, Man of a Thousand Fingers -- is a dance-oriented
project that features lots of go-go-style blues jams propelled along by
Candido's high-energy percussion, Richard Davis' electric bass, and
Frank Anderson's juicy organ backgrounds. While jazz improvisation
isn't really the point of the music, saxophonist Alan Ralph does get in
some nice post-bop and modal-style choruses and the two-part "Ghana
Spice" gives Candido a nice chance to stretch out. Re-released in 2003 as part of Blue Note's Rare Groove Series. ~Matt Collar, All Music Guide