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Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 25, 1955 1. Sweet Sue Riverside RLP 2515, RLP 12-2272.
Pam's Waltz -3. Solemn Meditation -4. If You Could See Me Now -. Riverside RLP 12-227 Randy Weston - Trio And Solo= Jazzland JLP 4 Randy Weston, Art Blakey - Zule= Milestone M-47045 Randy Weston - Zulu= Milestone MCD-47085-2 Randy Weston - Solo, Duo And Trio. Riverside RLP 2515 The Randy Weston Trio With Art BlakeyRandy Weston, piano; Sam Gill, bass; Wilbert Hogan, drums. Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 29 & 31, 1955 Get Happy Riverside RLP 12-203, RM 3518Fire Down There Riverside RLP 12-203Where Are You -Under Blunder -Dark Eyes -Summertime -Bass Knows -C Jam Blues -A Ballad -Twelfth Street Rag -. Riverside RLP 12-203; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1870-2 Get Happy With The Randy Weston Trio.
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Riverside RM 3518, RS 93518 Various Artists - Great Jazz Artists Play Compositions Of Harold Arlen 1956 (age 30)Cecil Payne, baritone sax #1,3,5-8; Randy Weston, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Wilbert Hogan, drums. Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 14 & 21, 1956 1. The Man I Love Riverside RLP 12-214, RLP 12-2672. Serenade In Blue Riverside RLP 12-2143. I Can't Get Started With You -4. This Can't Be Love -5.
These Foolish Things -6. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me -8. Little Niles -. Riverside RLP 12-214; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1883-2 Randy Weston Trio Plus Cecil Payne - With These Hands.= Milestone M-47045 Randy Weston - Zulu. Riverside RLP 12-267 Various Artists - Riverside DriveRandy Weston, piano. 'Cafe Bohemia', NYC, October 14, 1956 1.
Theme: Solemn Meditation Riverside RLP 12-2322. Just A Riff -3.
You Go To My Head -4. Once In A While -5. Hold 'Em Joe -6.
It's All Right With Me -7. Chessman's Delight -8.
Theme: Solemn Meditation -. Riverside RLP 12-232; Original Jazz Classics OJC-1747, OJCCD-1747-2 Randy Weston Trio And Cecil Payne - Jazz A La Bohemia= Jazzland JLP 13 Randy Weston, Cecil Payne - Greenwich Village JazzRay Copeland, trumpet; Cecil Payne, baritone, alto sax; Randy Weston, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Wilbert Hogan, drums.
Randy Weston, February 19, 1984For a long stretch Weston recorded infrequently on smaller record labels. He also made a two-CD recording (recorded 1991, released 1992), which featured arrangements by his long-time collaborator. The album contained new, expanded versions of many of his well-known pieces and featured an ensemble including some African musicians, with guests such as and also contributing.
The music director was saxophonist (also known as T. Blue), who subsequently continued in that role. The Spirits of Our Ancestors has been described as 'one of the most imaginative explorations of 'world jazz' ever recorded.' Weston produced a series of albums in a variety of formats: solo, trio, mid-sized groups, and collaborations with the musicians of Morocco. His most popular compositions include ', which he said was inspired by his experience of being 6' 8' and looking down at the ground, named for his son (who was later known as Azzedin), 'African Sunrise', 'Blue Moses', 'The Healers', and 'Berkshire Blues'. Weston's compositions have frequently been recorded by other prominent musicians, including, and others.A five-night celebration of Weston's music took place at the in 1995, featuring gnawa musicians and a duet with saxophonist.In 2002 Weston performed with bassist for the inauguration of the in, Egypt. During the same year he performed with Gnawa musicians at at the invitation of the.
Weston also played at the in Japan in 2005.On June 21, 2009, he participated in a memorial at the Jazz Gallery in New York for Ghanaian drummer (formerly known as Guy Warren), whose composition 'Love, the Mystery of.' Weston used as his for some 40 years.In 2013, released Weston's album The Roots of the Blues, a duo session with tenor saxophonist. On November 17, 2014, as part of the, Weston played a duo concert with Harper at the. Kevin Le Gendre in his review said the two musicians reached 'the kind of advanced conversational intimacy only master players achieve.' In 2015 Weston was artist-in-residence at in New York, participating in a lecture series, performing, and mentoring students.Weston celebrated his 90th birthday in 2016 with a concert at, among other activities, and continued thereafter to tour and speak internationally. He performed at the in Morocco in April 2016, took part in the in, on June 2, and was among the opening acts at the 50th.
In July 2016 he was a keynote speaker at the 32nd World Conference of the in Glasgow.An African Nubian Suite (2017) is a recording of a concert at the Institute of African American Affairs of on April 8, 2012, Easter Sunday, with, T. Blue, Billy Harper, Ayodele Maakheru, Lhoussine Bouhamidy, Saliou Souso, Martin Kwaku Obeng, Tanpani Demda Cissoko, Neil Clarke and Ayanda Clarke, and the poet. Describing it as an 'epic work', the Black Grooves reviewer wrote that The African Nubian Suite 'traces the history of the human race through music, with a narration by inspirational speaker Wayne B.
Chandler, and introductions and stories by Weston in his role as griot. Stressing the unity of humankind, Weston incorporates music that 'stretches across millennia'—from the Nubian region along the, to the holy city of in Senegal, to China's, as well as African folk music and African American blues. In these troubling times when our nation is divided by politics, race and religion, Weston uses The African Nubian Suite as a vehicle to remind us of our common heritage: 'We all come from the same place – we all come from Africa.'
'Weston's last release, the double-CD set Sound (2018), was a recording of a solo piano concert that took place at the Hotel Montreux Palace, Switzerland, on July 17 and 18, 2001. In a review for the, Larry Blumenfeld wrote: 'If these two discs amount to a grand gesture, Mr. Weston communicates most and best via small details. The power of a single note. The meaning of a single note repeated many times.
The force of a crashing left-hand figure. The tension held between two dissonant tones or within an unexpected silence. All of which are packed into the three-plus minutes of 'Love, The Mystery Of,' which was composed by the Ghanaian drummer Kofi Ghanaba (then known as Guy Warren) for Mr.
Weston’s 1963 album 'Highlife,' and now, more than a half-century later, provides this album’s most riveting moments.' Randy Weston died at his home in Brooklyn on the morning of September 1, 2018.
Personal life Weston's first marriage, to Mildred Mosley, ended in divorce. His son Azzedin having predeceased him, Weston was survived by his wife Fatoumata Mbengue-Weston, whom he met in 1994; three daughters, Cheryl, Pamela and Kim; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Autobiography In October 2010, published African Rhythms: The Autobiography of Randy Weston, 'composed by Randy Weston, arranged by Willard Jenkins'. It was hailed as 'an important addition to the jazz historiography and a long anticipated read for fans of this giant of African American music, aka jazz.' Reviewer Larry Reni Thomas wrote: 'Randy Weston’s long-anticipated, much-talked-about, consciousness-raising, African-centered autobiography, African Rhythms, is a serious breath of fresh air and is a much-needed antidote in this world of mediocre musicians, and men.
He takes the reader on a wonderful, exciting journey from America to Africa and back with the ease of a person who loved every minute of it. The book is hard to put down and is an engaging, pleasing literary work that is worthy of being required reading in any history or literature school course.' Archives In 2015–16, Weston's archives were acquired by the Jazz Research Initiative in collaboration with the Hutchins Center, Loeb Music Library, the, and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
The Randy Weston Collection comprises hundreds of manuscripts, scores, videos, films, photographs, and more than 1,000 tape recordings, and among its highlights are correspondence with and; photographs with, and; and records of Weston's African Rhythms Club in Tangier, Morocco, from 1967 to 1972.