The Randy Weston Trio
1955 studio album by Randy Weston
The Randy Weston Trio | ||||
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Studio album by Randy Weston | ||||
Released | 1955 | |||
Recorded | January 25, 1955 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 26:21 | |||
Label | Riverside RLP 2515 | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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The Randy Weston Trio is a jazz album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded in 1955 and originally released on the Riverside label as a 10–inch LP.[1] The tracks were later released on the 12–inch LP Trio and Solo with additional solo recordings from 1956.
Reception
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Randy Weston except as indicated
- "Zulu" – 3:27
- "Pam's Waltz" – 3:41
- "Solemn Meditation" (Sam Gill) – 6:49
- "Again" (Dorcas Cochran, Lionel Newman) – 5:02
- "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) – 3:37
- "Sweet Sue, Just You" (Will J. Harris, Victor Young) – 3:45
Personnel
- Randy Weston – piano
- Sam Gill – bass (tracks 1–4 & 6)
- Art Blakey – drums (tracks 1–4 & 6)
References
- ^ "Riverside Records Discography: 1955". www.jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ a b Randy Weston - The Randy Weston Trio Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-10-03
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Some titles have been shortened.
leader
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co-leader
- Cole Porter in a Modern Mood (1954)
- The Randy Weston Trio (1955)
- Get Happy (1955)
- With These Hands... (1956)
- Trio and Solo (1955–56)
- Jazz à la Bohemia (1956)
- The Modern Art of Jazz (1956)
- Piano á la Mode (1957)
- New Faces at Newport (split with Lem Winchester, 1958)
- Little Niles (1958)
- Destry Rides Again (1959)
- Live at the Five Spot (1959)
- Uhuru Afrika (1960)
- Highlife (1963)
- Randy (1964; aka, African Cookbook, Atlantic)
- Berkshire Blues (1965)
- Monterey '66 (1966)
- African Cookbook (Polydor, 1969)
- Niles Littlebig (1969)
- Blue Moses (1972)
- Tanjah (1973)
- Carnival (1974)
- Blues to Africa (1974)
- The Healers (with David Murray, 1987)
- The Spirits of Our Ancestors (1991)
- Khepera (1998)
others
- Duet in Detroit (Roy Brooks, 1984)
- Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972)