Beauty and the Brute Force (1957) The Brute Force Steel Band, Dot Evans CD

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Trinidadian vocalist Dot Evans joined the Antiguan Brute Force Steel Band for this collaborative project that displays the luxurious melodies and rhythmic rigors of steel pan music and the Caribbean calypso. Among the purely instrumental pieces, Evans renders pop favorites "Que Sera, Sera" and "Jamaica Farewell," among others. One track distinctively different from the rest of the recording spotlights another Trinidadian vocalist, Mona Baptiste, who sings a "Calypso Blues" to the accompaniment of pitched drums.


     101      John Buddy Williams Road March      The Brute Force Steel Band      3:36     
     102     Cha Cha Mambo     The Brute Force Steel Band     2:23    
     103     Woman in Love     The Brute Force Steel Band     3:52    
     104     Fire Down Below     The Brute Force Steel Band     2:24    
     105     Zambezi     The Brute Force Steel Band     3:32    
     106     Breakfast in Bed     The Brute Force Steel Band     2:44    
     201     Calypso Blues     The Brute Force Steel Band with Mona Baptiste     3:27    
     202     Balisier     The Brute Force Steel Band     3:43    
     203     Que Sera, Sera     The Brute Force Steel Band with Dot Evans     3:34    
     204     Jamaica Farewell     The Brute Force Steel Band with Dot Evans     2:33    
     205     Banana Song     The Brute Force Steel Band with Dot Evans     2:50    
     206     Autumn Leaves     The Brute Force Steel Band with Dot Evans     3:06